McDewell Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

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

McDewell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McDewell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:10,068,304413,125
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

McDewell Last Name Facts

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

The surname McDewell is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McDewell? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,274,477th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The last name McDewell occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of McDewell live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname McDewell is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 10,068,304. In The United States McDewell is primarily found in: Massachusetts, where 64 percent live, New York, where 25 percent live and Illinois, where 3 percent live.

McDewell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McDewell has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McDewell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the McDewell last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

McDewell earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.29% more than the national average, earning $43,272 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McDoewell941/
McDewel930/
McDoewll880/
McDowwell823/
McDowll8010/
McDowwel751/
McDowl7127/
McDawl710/
McDowil670/
McDevltt631/

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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 McDewell
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