McDay Surname

721,185th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
American Samoa

McDay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McDay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3931:922,28769,218
England111:5,065,278148,650
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:738,51047,095

McDay Last Name Facts

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

The last name McDay is most common in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McDay? popularity and diffusion

It is the 721,185th most widely held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 18,038,480 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of McDay are found; 74 percent are found in North America and 74 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 393 people, or 1 in 922,287. In The United States McDay is primarily concentrated in: Georgia, where 17 percent reside, Ohio, where 12 percent reside and Michigan, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

McDay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McDay has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 578 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 122 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McDay Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the McDay last name are 12.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.22% registered with the political party.

McDay earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.07% less than the national average, earning $31,902 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacDay916/
McDa894/
Moncday834/
Macdayo831/
Macda806/
McDae806/
Mocdy801/
Magday733,660/
Macduy73797/
Macdad73315/
Macdah734/
Moncda734/
MacDye731/
MacDau730/
MacKdayis711/
Magdayo67974/
MacDaid67178/
MacDyer6715/
McDo678/
Magdaya676/
Mangday673/
Mcde672/
Mongday671/
Magdaye671/
Macqudy671/
Macgdey671/
MacDath671/
Mcdi671/
MacDaus670/

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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
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  • 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 McDay
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