McFall Surname

44,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,742 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Samoa

McFall Surname Definition:

(Celtic-Latin) Son of Paul

McFall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,0121:36,2024,497
England8071:69,0437,973
Northern Ireland7771:2,375492
Scotland4371:12,2511,634
Canada3701:99,58310,815
Australia2871:94,06210,731
New Zealand1701:26,6374,667
Samoa1621:1,196373
Ireland1031:45,7183,416
South Africa541:1,003,29161,925
Bahamas521:7,534640
Wales291:106,7088,358
American Samoa111:5,0691,123
France101:6,642,272293,169
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
China51:273,464,31313,838
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Comoros11:749,524685
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland6791:6,5241,038
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1491:163,59314,057
Scotland1321:28,3582,493
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0871:24,0632,986

McFall (12) may also be a first name.

McFall Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic-Latin) Son of Paul

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

McFall Last Name Facts

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

McFall is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of McFall click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McFall? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 44,236th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 620,639 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of McFall are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most widespread first name at a global level, held by 12 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 10,012 people, or 1 in 36,202. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 9 percent reside, Texas, where 7 percent reside and Tennessee, where 6 percent reside. Apart from The United States McFall is found in 45 countries. It is also found in England, where 7 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 7 percent reside.

McFall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McFall has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McFall surname increased 480 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 542 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 331 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 85 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McFall Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the McFall surname is predominantly Presbyterian (39%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McFall last name are 16.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.41% being registered with the party.

The amount McFall earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 356.36% more than the national average, earning R 1,084,480 per year; in United States they earn 4.09% less than the national average, earning $41,383 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.61% more than the national average, earning $50,980 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacFall92235/
Mackfall8688/
MacFaull863/
McFaul831,971/
MacFal834/
McFell834/
Mcfill832/
MacFaul7717/
MacFail7711/
Macfale774/
Makfall771/
Macfill771/
MacFell770/
Macphall7117/
MacKfassell710/
Macfil671/
Makfal671/
McFoil670/
MacPhaille637/
Mockfeasil630/
McPhail6212,414/
McPhaul621,544/
McPhill6210/
Macfild621/
MacPhail575,544/
MacPhaul5711/
Mackfeld578/
MacPhale572/
MacPhill571/
Mockfeld570/
Magfassel530/
Mcphil5022/
Makfol504/
Makfil503/
Makfel501/

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McFall Reference & Research

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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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • 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 McFall
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