McFarlane Surname
Approximately 37,116 people bear this surname
McFarlane Surname Definition:
(Celtic + Hebrew) Son of [Parlan or Partholan = Bartholomew, q.v. [Gaelic Mac Pharlain, genit. of Parlan]
Read More About This SurnameMcFarlane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12,128 | 1:29,886 | 3,712 |
| Australia | 8,260 | 1:3,268 | 460 |
| England | 7,330 | 1:7,601 | 1,114 |
| Jamaica | 7,062 | 1:406 | 73 |
| Scotland | 6,689 | 1:800 | 110 |
| Canada | 6,372 | 1:5,782 | 839 |
| New Zealand | 1,669 | 1:2,713 | 391 |
| South Africa | 875 | 1:61,917 | 7,805 |
| Northern Ireland | 813 | 1:2,269 | 473 |
| Panama | 459 | 1:8,523 | 826 |
| Saint Lucia | 360 | 1:497 | 89 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 268 | 1:5,089 | 821 |
| Ireland | 240 | 1:19,621 | 2,041 |
| Wales | 218 | 1:14,195 | 1,564 |
| Guyana | 205 | 1:3,718 | 674 |
| Cayman Islands | 122 | 1:524 | 83 |
| Costa Rica | 101 | 1:47,327 | 1,112 |
| Dominican Republic | 100 | 1:104,329 | 4,466 |
| Grenada | 78 | 1:1,391 | 257 |
| Guatemala | 62 | 1:259,398 | 4,221 |
| Belize | 54 | 1:6,583 | 1,042 |
| Thailand | 44 | 1:1,605,417 | 210,847 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 43 | 1:2,567 | 442 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| Aruba | 37 | 1:2,797 | 396 |
| Peru | 29 | 1:1,096,004 | 19,774 |
| Spain | 29 | 1:1,612,139 | 47,760 |
| France | 28 | 1:2,372,240 | 182,981 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Brazil | 18 | 1:11,893,018 | 236,958 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Netherlands | 18 | 1:938,176 | 63,634 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Philippines | 17 | 1:5,955,190 | 180,670 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Venezuela | 15 | 1:2,013,605 | 24,362 |
| Barbados | 14 | 1:20,532 | 1,076 |
| Isle of Man | 14 | 1:6,130 | 1,329 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| Argentina | 12 | 1:3,561,951 | 138,643 |
| Jersey | 12 | 1:8,267 | 1,718 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Monaco | 7 | 1:5,295 | 668 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Bahamas | 5 | 1:78,350 | 887 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1:2,654,108 | 7,945 |
| Brunei | 4 | 1:104,683 | 2,048 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Montserrat | 2 | 1:2,474 | 299 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 | 1:27,600 | 1,126 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 1:56,330 | 1,327 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 467 | 1:9,486 | 1,395 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 11,144 | 1:336 | 52 |
| England | 1,759 | 1:13,858 | 2,076 |
| Wales | 33 | 1:47,528 | 2,451 |
| Isle of Man | 5 | 1:10,854 | 1,028 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:17,294 | 2,528 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,073 | 1:46,802 | 5,376 |
McFarlane (48) may also be a first name.
McFarlane 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]
User-submitted Reference
McFarlane is a Scottish surname, meaning 'son of Pharlan or Partholon'.
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McFarlane Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
McFarlane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McFarlane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name McFarlane occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name McFarlane? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 15,009th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 196,345 people. McFarlane occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of McFarlane live; 42 percent live in North America and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,448,253rd most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 48 people.
The last name McFarlane is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 12,128 people, or 1 in 29,886. In The United States McFarlane is primarily concentrated in: Florida, where 11 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Texas, where 5 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name is found in 107 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 22 percent are found and England, where 20 percent are found.
McFarlane Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of McFarlane has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McFarlane last name increased 1,130 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 417 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 40 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 49 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 661 percent between 1881 and 2014.
McFarlane Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Presbyterian (45%) in Ireland.
In The United States McFarlane are 0.52% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.75% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount McFarlane earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 5.79% more than the national average, earning 366,102 kr per year; in Peru they earn 468.61% more than the national average, earning S/. 110,225 per year; in South Africa they earn 61.71% more than the national average, earning R 384,288 per year; in United States they earn 9.08% more than the national average, earning $47,069 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.84% more than the national average, earning $53,579 CAD per year.
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McFarlane Reference & Research
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