McCune Surname

39,187th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,398 people bear this surname

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

McCune Surname Definition:

MACCUNE, Maccunn: Gaelic MacEoghain, son of Ewen ' which see, an old surname in Galloway. Gilcrist McKwnne granted a charter to Roland Kenedy c. 1370-80 (Laing, 64). Donald Makcvne had a royal remission for slaughter committed by him, 1497 (Rose, p.

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McCune Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States13,0331:27,8113,477
Canada3831:96,20310,471
Northern Ireland3661:5,041956
England2591:215,12818,355
Scotland781:68,6395,330
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Australia271:999,84158,390
Trinidad and Tobago171:80,2345,870
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Qatar91:262,00030,726
France71:9,488,960336,266
Isle of Man51:17,1643,455
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2911:15,2231,927
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England521:468,75726,382
Scotland321:116,9765,458
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,0261:12,4741,617

McCune (20) may also be a first name.

McCune Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACCUNE, Maccunn: Gaelic MacEoghain, son of Ewen ' which see, an old surname in Galloway. Gilcrist McKwnne granted a charter to Roland Kenedy c. 1370-80 (Laing, 64). Donald Makcvne had a royal remission for slaughter committed by him, 1497 (Rose, p. 164), and John Makcune in Auchincheand, Galloway, had a precept of remission, 1535 (RSS., II, 1862). Another John Makcune was occupier of the 20s. land of Balleballoch, Carrick, 1538 (RMS., III, 1804), and John M'Cune or M'Cunn appears in Craignesten, 1627 (Dumfries). See also under Mackeon and MacKuenn. Old: M'Cwne.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Irish) The son of Eoghan (wellborn).

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

McCune Last Name Facts

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

The last name McCune is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McCune? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 39,187th most numerous surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 543,928 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of McCune reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America. McCune is also the 2,446,817th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 20 people.

The surname McCune is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 13,033 people, or 1 in 27,811. In The United States it is primarily found in: Ohio, where 10 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Texas, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States McCune is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 3 percent are found.

McCune Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McCune has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McCune surname expanded 324 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 498 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 244 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 100 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McCune Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the McCune last name is principally Presbyterian (52%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McCune surname are 17.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.1% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount McCune earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 5.8% less than the national average, earning R 223,860 per year; in United States they earn 1.48% less than the national average, earning $42,512 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.33% more than the national average, earning $49,846 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacCune9290/
McCone831,114/
McKune831,046/
McCoun83570/
MacUne8341/
Mocune831/
Maccone77158/
MacCoun7753/
MacCunn7724/
Mackune776/
Macuine771/
Macunge771/
MacCuin770/
MacUner770/
Macun73826/
McEun736/
McOne733/
Mocun731/
Macounie7139/
Macconie7125/
MacConey710/
Makune673,024/
McHone672,410/
McKone671,617/
Macone67734/
Macoun67582/
McCoon67280/
Macuna67119/
Mackun6798/
Mokune6777/
Maccaione6758/
MacConnie6740/
MacCon6734/
MacConney6723/
Mocone6719/
Meicun6712/
Maccum679/
Maccayone678/
Macuni675/
Matcun674/
Moicun673/
Mocuni673/
McUeen673/
Mockun672/
Maucun672/
Macaun671/
MacUin671/
MacCuchin671/
Moccon671/
Maicun671/
MacUnn671/
Maccajone671/
McKuna670/
MacUny670/

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McCune Reference & Research

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