McEachran Surname

378,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 942 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

McEachran 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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McEachran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5061:716,32256,419
Canada2241:164,48916,566
Scotland1751:30,5933,143
England1511:368,99426,171
Australia861:313,90427,145
Wales241:128,9399,528
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2261:16,5631,785
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States661:760,88948,111

McEachran 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)

McEachran Last Name Facts

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

The last name McEachran occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McEachran? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 378,966th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 7,736,248 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of McEachran reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name McEachran is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 506 people, or 1 in 716,322. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 17 percent are found, Minnesota, where 14 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Not including The United States it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 24 percent are found and Scotland, where 19 percent are found.

McEachran Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McEachran has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McEachran surname grew 767 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 23 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it grew 3,020 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McEachran Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States McEachran are 0.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.73% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McEachran earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 19.51% more than the national average, earning $51,569 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.14% more than the national average, earning $49,754 CAD per year.

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McEachran Reference & Research

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