McDow Surname
Approximately 2,051 people bear this surname
McDow Surname User-submission:
The surname McDow means 'son of a black man' or 'son of a dark stranger, foreigner'. t the time of the clans formation that was the nickname for someone of Danish descent.
McDow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,037 | 1:177,938 | 17,829 |
| Canada | 237 | 1:155,467 | 15,773 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 449 | 1:111,846 | 11,111 |
McDow Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname McDow means 'son of a black man' or 'son of a dark stranger, foreigner'. t the time of the clans formation that was the nickname for someone of Danish descent.
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Average McDow Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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McDow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McDow Come From? nationality or country of origin
McDow has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name McDow? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 202,948th most frequently held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 3,553,167 people. McDow occurs mostly in The Americas, where 107 percent of McDow live; 107 percent live in North America and 107 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The last name McDow is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 2,037 people, or 1 in 177,938. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 16 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and South Carolina, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 12 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
McDow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of McDow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McDow last name increased 454 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
McDow Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the McDow surname are 16.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.08% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount McDow earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 100% the same as the national average, earning $43,149 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.08% less than the national average, earning $44,180 CAD per year.
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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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