McErlain Surname

606,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 511 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McErlain Surname Definition:

MACERLANE: Current in Ayrshire and Dumbartonshire. See under Macnerlan.

McErlain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland2051:9,0001,466
United States1691:2,144,727135,635
England1441:386,93126,993
Australia1011:267,28424,253
Scotland591:90,7436,412
Thailand471:1,502,944203,155
Canada421:877,27667,671
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
Ireland281:168,1767,397
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1841:24,0752,644
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

McErlain Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACERLANE: Current in Ayrshire and Dumbartonshire. See under Macnerlan.

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

McErlain Last Name Facts

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

McErlain occurs most in Northern Ireland. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McErlain? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 606,498th most commonly held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 14,261,342 people. McErlain is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of McErlain reside; 86 percent reside in Northern Europe and 85 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently used in Northern Ireland, where it is held by 205 people, or 1 in 9,000. Not including Northern Ireland this surname is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent reside and England, where 28 percent reside.

McErlain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McErlain has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McErlain surname expanded 545 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 738 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 85 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McErlain Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the McErlain surname are 6.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.62% registered with the political party.

The amount McErlain earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 45.23% less than the national average, earning R 130,152 per year; in United States they earn 13.51% more than the national average, earning $48,977 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.14% more than the national average, earning $60,184 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacErlain941/
McErlean881,368/
MacErlean8227/
Mcarlan801/
MacKerlane780/
Makerlin752/
McArline751/
McHarlan750/
Makrelane591/
Makarlen501/
Makerlem501/

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