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Where Does The Last Name McCairn Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name McCairn is borne by more people in Scotland than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McCairn? ^{popularity and diffusion}

McCairn is the 1,214,709^th most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 37,759,305 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 101 percent of McCairn live; 101 percent live in Northern Europe and 101 percent live in British Isles.

The last name McCairn is most numerous in Scotland, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 55,194. In Scotland McCairn is primarily concentrated in: North Lanarkshire, where 49 percent are found, Inverclyde, where 21 percent are found and West Lothian, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Scotland this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 47 percent are found and Wales, where 3 percent are found.

McCairn Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of McCairn has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people who held the McCairn surname grew 220 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it grew 827 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McCairn Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.