McFarlain Surname
Approximately 349 people bear this surname
McFarlain Surname Definition:
(Celtic + Hebrew) Son of [Parlan or Partholan = Bartholomew, q.v. [Gaelic Mac Pharlain, genit. of Parlan]
McFarlain Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 349 | 1:1,038,564 | 76,174 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 17 | 1:1,433,845 | 49,523 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 52 | 1:965,744 | 57,486 |
McFarlain Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic + Hebrew) Son of [Parlan or Partholan = Bartholomew, q.v. [Gaelic Mac Pharlain, genit. of Parlan]
McFarlain Demographics
McFarlain Political Affiliation
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McFarlain Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McFarlain Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname McFarlain is found most frequently in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name McFarlain? popularity and diffusion
The surname McFarlain is the 802,733rd most commonly used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 20,881,220 people. McFarlain occurs mostly in The Americas, where 101 percent of McFarlain are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The surname McFarlain is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 349 people, or 1 in 1,038,564. In The United States McFarlain is primarily concentrated in: Louisiana, where 71 percent are found, Texas, where 18 percent are found and Florida, where 3 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Costa Rica, where 1 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.
McFarlain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of McFarlain has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McFarlain last name expanded 671 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.
McFarlain Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States McFarlain are 17.42% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 70.65% being registered to vote for the party.
McFarlain earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.68% less than the national average, earning $39,833 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macfarlain | 95 | 8 | / |
| McFarlin | 94 | 5,773 | / |
| McFarlan | 94 | 926 | / |
| Macfarlaine | 90 | 122 | / |
| Macffarlain | 90 | 1 | / |
| McFarlane | 89 | 37,116 | / |
| MacFarlan | 89 | 501 | / |
| McFarline | 89 | 108 | / |
| Macfarlin | 89 | 66 | / |
| MacFarlane | 84 | 28,599 | / |
| MacFarland | 84 | 3,104 | / |
| Macfarline | 84 | 48 | / |
| MacFarling | 84 | 5 | / |
| Macfarlang | 84 | 2 | / |
| Macfarlean | 84 | 1 | / |
| MacFarlind | 84 | 1 | / |
| Macf'arlin | 84 | 1 | / |
| MacKfarlan | 84 | 1 | / |
| MacKfarlin | 84 | 0 | / |
| McFarlen | 82 | 413 | / |
| MacFarln | 82 | 3 | / |
| McFerlin | 82 | 0 | / |
| McFurlin | 82 | 0 | / |
| Mackfarlane | 80 | 103 | / |
| MacKfarland | 80 | 7 | / |
| MacFairlane | 80 | 5 | / |
| MacPharlain | 80 | 3 | / |
| MacFaarlane | 80 | 1 | / |
| MacGfarlane | 80 | 1 | / |
| MacFarlanne | 80 | 1 | / |
| MacFarlandd | 80 | 0 | / |
| McPharlin | 78 | 507 | / |
| McFarlene | 78 | 265 | / |
| MacFarlen | 78 | 7 | / |
| MacFarlne | 78 | 4 | / |
| Makfarlan | 78 | 1 | / |
| MacFarlnd | 78 | 1 | / |
| MacFarlam | 78 | 0 | / |
| MacPharlaine | 76 | 1 | / |
| MacFarlene | 74 | 43 | / |
| McPharlane | 74 | 20 | / |
| Macferlane | 74 | 3 | / |
| Makfarland | 74 | 2 | / |
| Makfarlein | 74 | 1 | / |
| MacForlane | 74 | 1 | / |
| MacPharlane | 70 | 1 | / |
| Makfarlen | 67 | 1 | / |
| McPharlen | 67 | 0 | / |
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McFarlain Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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