McEachern Surname

74,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,623 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

McEachern Surname Definition:

MACEACHERN, Maceachearn, Macechern, Maceachran: Gaelic MacEach-thighearna, 'son of the horse-lord.' The name goes back to Old Irish when it appears as Ech-tigern. On the shaft of the cross at Kilkerran near Campbeltown, Kintyre, is the inscription: Hec est: crvx: Coleni: Mc: Heachyrna: et Katirine: uxoris: eivs (Drummond, Sculptured monuments of Iona, pl.

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McEachern Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,7061:63,5227,442
Canada3,2331:11,3971,703
Australia7311:36,9304,848
Scotland941:56,9564,742
England811:687,87739,238
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Wales111:281,32115,850
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2781:13,4651,562
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2591:193,89516,985

McEachern (13) may also be a first name.

McEachern Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACEACHERN, Maceachearn, Macechern, Maceachran: Gaelic MacEach-thighearna, 'son of the horse-lord.' The name goes back to Old Irish when it appears as Ech-tigern. On the shaft of the cross at Kilkerran near Campbeltown, Kintyre, is the inscription: Hec est: crvx: Coleni: Mc: Heachyrna: et Katirine: uxoris: eivs (Drummond, Sculptured monuments of Iona, pl. lxxxi). This is probably Colin MacEachern who was chief of the Macecherns in 1499. Charles M'Caichrane held lands in Kintyre, 1605 (HP., III, p. 84) N'Achieran appears in Kenmore, 1682 (DPD., I, p. 486). The name Anna Cheacharna is for Ann Maceachearn and Iain Ceachairne is for John Maceachearn. MacAcharn and McAcherne 1506; McAchern 1505, Makauchern 1507 M'Caichrane 1605 Makcacherne 1515, M'Caikorn 1694, MeCauchquharn 1541, M'Caychirn c. 1512, McCochran 1684, M'Eacharin 1647, M'Eacharne 1662, Makeacharne 1659, Makgacharne 1596; M'Gacharne, M'Kecherane, McKechern, M'Kechran, M'Kechrane, and M'Kechren all 1605. Epidion Akron is the name of the Mull of Kintyre in the Geography of Ptolemy, c. 140 A.D. The root of the name is epos, horse; the Epidii, a British tribe, were the 'horse folk,' and it is interesting to note that Kintyre in historic times has always been claimed as the home of the Maceacherns or Macecherns.

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

McEachern Last Name Facts

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

McEachern is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McEachern? popularity and diffusion

The surname McEachern is the 74,238th most frequently held surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,100,339 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 135 percent of McEachern reside; 135 percent reside in North America and 134 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 13 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 5,706 people, or 1 in 63,522. In The United States McEachern is most numerous in: Massachusetts, where 10 percent are found, Texas, where 9 percent are found and North Carolina, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 25 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 49 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.

McEachern Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McEachern has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 2,203 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 66 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 8,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McEachern Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McEachern last name are 0.7% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.93% being registered with the political party.

The amount McEachern earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.42% more than the national average, earning $45,055 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.4% less than the national average, earning $49,482 CAD per year.

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