McColgan Surname

142,337th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,127 people bear this surname

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

McColgan Surname Definition:

(Irish) The son of Colga.

McColgan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7201:210,73220,603
England6691:83,2869,190
Scotland6371:8,4051,233
Northern Ireland6281:2,938593
Ireland5231:9,0041,227
Canada2121:173,80017,393
Australia611:442,55234,724
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Wales161:193,40812,484
Vanuatu91:29,253714
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
France41:16,605,680368,153
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland5181:8,5521,286
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1011:37,0622,907
England331:738,64834,140
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2981:168,51915,231

McColgan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) The son of Colga.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

McColgan Last Name Facts

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

The last name McColgan is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McColgan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 142,337th most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,330,523 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of McColgan reside; 79 percent reside in Northern Europe and 79 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,720 people, or 1 in 210,732. In The United States it is primarily found in: Massachusetts, where 20 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 13 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Not including The United States it occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in England, where 21 percent are found and Scotland, where 20 percent are found.

McColgan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McColgan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 577 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 2,027 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 631 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 101 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McColgan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the McColgan last name is predominantly Catholic (95%) in Ireland.

In The United States McColgan are 5.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.92% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McColgan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 94.14% more than the national average, earning R 461,340 per year; in United States they earn 16.4% more than the national average, earning $50,224 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.95% more than the national average, earning $51,646 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacColgan9421/
McColgin88220/
MacOlgan880/
MacColgin820/
Macalngan7113/
Macalingan673/
Macalnggan671/
Macalinggan6311/
Macaulgn631/
Makalingan5617/
Makalnggan561/
Makalinggan5378/

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