McClurgh Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

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

McClurgh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

McClurgh Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland151:123,0027,073
England61:9,286,343223,652
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Ireland

McClurgh Demographics

McClurgh Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 1 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

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McClurgh Last Name Facts

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

McClurgh occurs most in Northern Ireland. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of McClurgh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McClurgh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,908,606th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 131 percent of McClurgh live; 131 percent live in Northern Europe and 131 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most widely held in Northern Ireland, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 123,002. In Northern Ireland it is primarily found in: Ulster, where 100 percent live. Other than Northern Ireland it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 38 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

McClurgh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McClurgh has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the McClurgh surname decreased 45 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McClurgh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McLurgh939/
McClourg881/
Mc'clurg881/
McClurgx881/
McCluerg880/
McLurg86148/
Msclurg801/
McClurc801/
McClurk800/
McKlurg800/
McClorg800/
McClurke750/
McLorg7129/
McLurk711/
McClirk6714/
McClork671/
McLurke670/
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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 McClurgh
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