McCairney Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
McCairney Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 12 | 1:311,935 | 9,798 |
McCairney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McCairney Come From? nationality or country of origin
McCairney is found most in Scotland. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name McCairney? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,427,875th most widely held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of McCairney live; 60 percent live in Northern Europe and 60 percent live in British Isles.
McCairney is most frequently held in Scotland, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 594,869. In Scotland McCairney is mostly found in: Midlothian, where 67 percent are found, City of Edinburgh, where 22 percent are found and Falkirk, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Scotland McCairney is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 40 percent are found and England, where 15 percent are found.
McCairney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of McCairney has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people carrying the McCairney surname contracted 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCairne | 94 | 0 | / |
| McAirney | 94 | 0 | / |
| McCearney | 89 | 7 | / |
| McCatrney | 89 | 2 | / |
| McCargney | 89 | 1 | / |
| McCarnney | 89 | 0 | / |
| McIrney | 88 | 15 | / |
| McArney | 88 | 9 | / |
| McCarny | 88 | 1 | / |
| McKarney | 82 | 29 | / |
| McGirney | 82 | 16 | / |
| McCarnes | 82 | 13 | / |
| McCarnie | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mccarner | 82 | 1 | / |
| McCreney | 82 | 1 | / |
| McAerney | 82 | 0 | / |
| McCarnay | 82 | 0 | / |
| McEarney | 82 | 0 | / |
| McKirney | 82 | 0 | / |
| McHirney | 82 | 0 | / |
| McCarnet | 82 | 0 | / |
| McArny | 80 | 0 | / |
| McArne | 80 | 0 | / |
| McKearney | 78 | 594 | / |
| McKairnes | 78 | 40 | / |
| McCourney | 78 | 2 | / |
| McKierney | 78 | 0 | / |
| McCherney | 78 | 0 | / |
| McKirniey | 78 | 0 | / |
| McKeirney | 78 | 0 | / |
| McCarness | 78 | 0 | / |
| McKirneey | 78 | 0 | / |
| McKirrney | 78 | 0 | / |
| McAuerney | 78 | 0 | / |
| McArinney | 78 | 0 | / |
| McArnay | 75 | 1 | / |
| McReney | 75 | 1 | / |
| McEarny | 75 | 1 | / |
| McGarne | 75 | 1 | / |
| McCerny | 75 | 0 | / |
| McCarni | 75 | 0 | / |
| McArnes | 75 | 0 | / |
| McCreny | 75 | 0 | / |
| McKirny | 75 | 0 | / |
| McKarny | 75 | 0 | / |
| McArnoy | 75 | 0 | / |
| McGarny | 75 | 0 | / |
| McKearny | 71 | 3 | / |
| McQuarne | 71 | 2 | / |
| McHerney | 71 | 1 | / |
| McEurney | 71 | 1 | / |
| McArnett | 71 | 1 | / |
| McKarnie | 71 | 0 | / |
| McArinne | 71 | 0 | / |
| McCarnas | 71 | 0 | / |
| McGerney | 71 | 0 | / |
| McJerney | 71 | 0 | / |
| McKirnne | 71 | 0 | / |
| McKarnes | 71 | 0 | / |
| McKirnoe | 71 | 0 | / |
| McGireny | 71 | 0 | / |
| McGirner | 71 | 0 | / |
| McCourny | 71 | 0 | / |
| McKarnee | 71 | 0 | / |
| McCernie | 71 | 0 | / |
| McKearne | 71 | 0 | / |
| McGourney | 67 | 6 | / |
| McErny | 67 | 1 | / |
| McSerrney | 67 | 1 | / |
| McCarnish | 67 | 0 | / |
| McReny | 67 | 0 | / |
| McKerrney | 67 | 0 | / |
| McKarness | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 McCairney
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