McBriar Surname

1,115,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McBriar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McBriar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland1101:16,7732,212
United States1071:3,387,467192,132
Australia491:550,93340,757
England441:1,266,32057,817
Scotland131:411,83217,291
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland951:46,6304,041
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

McBriar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name McBriar Come From? nationality or country of origin

McBriar is held by more people in Northern Ireland than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McBriar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,115,011th most common last name globally It is held by around 1 in 33,429,110 people. The surname McBriar is mostly found in Europe, where 79 percent of McBriar live; 77 percent live in Northern Europe and 77 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly used in Northern Ireland, where it is held by 110 people, or 1 in 16,773. In Northern Ireland it is primarily concentrated in: Ulster, where 100 percent live. Excluding Northern Ireland this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 49 percent live and Australia, where 22 percent live.

McBriar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McBriar has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 249 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 880 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McBriar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the McBriar last name is principally Presbyterian (47%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McBriar surname are 26.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.33% registered with the political party.

McBriar earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.02% less than the national average, earning $38,825 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacBriar9327/
McBriard931/
McBrar920/
McBryar86542/
McBrair8679/
McBrear861/
McBraer860/
McBrayer804,529/
MacBrair8039/
McBryear807/
McBryaer807/
McBreary806/
McBrayar804/
McBriyer802/
McBryarw802/
McBrayor802/
McBryarr801/
Macbrayer755/
McBreayer751/
McBryer7173/
Mcbaror714/
McBruer712/
Mqibrar711/
McBrory711/
McBryre710/
McBreer710/
McBrewer6729/
MacBryer6718/
McBreyer676/
McBroyer672/
McByarer671/
McBaryer671/
McBreery670/
McBruyer670/
McPrayor670/
MacPrior670/

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McBriar Reference & Research

McBrayer FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McBriar
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