McFarlan Surname

384,027th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 926 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

McFarlan Surname Definition:

(Celtic + Hebrew) Son of [Parlan or Partholan = Bartholomew, q.v. [Gaelic Mac Pharlain, genit. of Parlan]

McFarlan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8211:441,48537,938
Canada941:391,97434,739
Scotland531:101,0156,880
England311:1,797,35772,927
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Saint Lucia61:29,7971,820
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
China21:683,660,78330,601
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
France11:66,422,722504,397
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland241:184,5789,087
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland3151:11,8831,445
England1071:227,80717,201
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9171:54,7646,149

McFarlan 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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

McFarlan Last Name Facts

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

The last name McFarlan is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McFarlan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 384,027th most prevalent family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 7,869,920 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of McFarlan live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 821 people, or 1 in 441,485. In The United States McFarlan is most frequent in: California, where 10 percent reside, New York, where 9 percent reside and South Carolina, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States it occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 10 percent reside and Scotland, where 6 percent reside.

McFarlan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McFarlan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 10 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 83 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it fell 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McFarlan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the McFarlan surname is principally Catholic (42%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McFarlan last name are 5.36% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.13% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McFarlan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.83% less than the national average, earning $41,928 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.27% more than the national average, earning $52,301 CAD per year.

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McFarlan Reference & Research

MacFarlane FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

MacFarlane 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

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