McEgan Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

McEgan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McEgan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England651:857,20145,134
Australia641:421,80833,593
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

McEgan Last Name Facts

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

The surname McEgan is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McEgan? popularity and diffusion

McEgan is the 1,511,557th most widely held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 52,808,304 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 51 percent of McEgan live; 51 percent live in Northern Europe and 51 percent live in British Isles.

The last name McEgan is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 857,201. In England McEgan is most prevalent in: Merseyside, where 83 percent reside, Wiltshire, where 5 percent reside and Hertfordshire, where 3 percent reside. Other than England this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 46 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.

McEgan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McEgan has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 1,083 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it fell 46 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McEgan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

The amount McEgan earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 51.05% more than the national average, earning $65,175 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.17% more than the national average, earning $57,716 CAD per year.

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McEgan Reference & Research

Clan Egan International - International Clan Egan web site.

Egan FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 McEgan
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