McCairns Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

McCairns Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McCairns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland771:69,5305,379
England641:870,59545,570
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland821:45,6493,275
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

McCairns Last Name Facts

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

The last name McCairns is carried by more people in Scotland than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCairns? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,235,409th most frequent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 38,763,542 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of McCairns live; 75 percent live in Northern Europe and 75 percent live in British Isles.

McCairns is most frequently used in Scotland, where it is held by 77 people, or 1 in 69,530. In Scotland it is primarily concentrated in: Glasgow City, where 82 percent are found, North Ayrshire, where 12 percent are found and West Dunbartonshire, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Scotland this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in England, where 34 percent are found and The United States, where 24 percent are found.

McCairns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McCairns has changed over time. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname contracted 6 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 711 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 4,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McCairns Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the McCairns surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% registered with the political party.

The amount McCairns earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 3.43% more than the national average, earning R 245,796 per year; in United States they earn 34.51% more than the national average, earning $58,039 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.66% more than the national average, earning $51,998 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mc'cairns941/
McCarns93117/
McCarins884/
McCarens881/
McAirens880/
McCarrens8210/
McQirns801/
McEarns800/
McQuirns7558/
McGarens750/
McQueirns715/
McQuearns711/
McKerns6764/
Mkearns671/
McQuerns6314/
McAurnch630/
McKerins630/
McHerrins590/
McKerrens590/

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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 McCairns
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