McFarlane Surname

15,009th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37,116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

McFarlane Surname Definition:

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

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McFarlane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States12,1281:29,8863,712
Australia8,2601:3,268460
England7,3301:7,6011,114
Jamaica7,0621:40673
Scotland6,6891:800110
Canada6,3721:5,782839
New Zealand1,6691:2,713391
South Africa8751:61,9177,805
Northern Ireland8131:2,269473
Panama4591:8,523826
Saint Lucia3601:49789
Trinidad and Tobago2681:5,089821
Ireland2401:19,6212,041
Wales2181:14,1951,564
Guyana2051:3,718674
Cayman Islands1221:52483
Costa Rica1011:47,3271,112
Dominican Republic1001:104,3294,466
Grenada781:1,391257
Guatemala621:259,3984,221
Belize541:6,5831,042
Thailand441:1,605,417210,847
United States Virgin Islands431:2,567442
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Aruba371:2,797396
Peru291:1,096,00419,774
Spain291:1,612,13947,760
France281:2,372,240182,981
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Venezuela151:2,013,60524,362
Barbados141:20,5321,076
Isle of Man141:6,1301,329
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Jersey121:8,2671,718
India111:69,733,217610,955
Norway111:467,48139,375
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Monaco71:5,295668
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Bahamas51:78,350887
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Brunei41:104,6832,048
China41:341,830,39216,990
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Malta41:107,5681,849
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Montserrat21:2,474299
Saint Kitts and Nevis21:27,6001,126
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines21:56,3301,327
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4671:9,4861,395
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11,1441:33652
England1,7591:13,8582,076
Wales331:47,5282,451
Isle of Man51:10,8541,028
Jersey31:17,2942,528
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0731:46,8025,376

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

User-submitted Reference

McFarlane is a Scottish surname, meaning 'son of Pharlan or Partholon'.

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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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacFarlane9528,599/
McFarlaine9511/
McCfarlane956/
Mc-Farlane954/
McFaarlane953/
McGfarlane953/
McFairlane951/
McFarlaney951/
McFarleane951/
McFarrlane951/
Mc'farlane951/
McKfarlane950/
McFarlanie950/
McFarlan94926/
McFarlne943/
McFrlane941/
Macfarlaine90122/
Mackfarlane90103/
Mac-Farlane9032/
MacFairlane905/
MacFaralane904/
MacFarlanne901/
MacGfarlane901/
McFarlanewh901/
MacFaarlane901/
Macfar Lane901/
Mac Farlane900/
MacFarlan89501/
McFarlain89349/
McFarlene89265/
McFarline89108/
McFarlone898/
MacFarlne894/
McFarlnae894/
Mc-Farlan893/
McFarlano892/
McFarlean892/
Mcforlane892/
McFerlane892/
McFarlaen891/
McFarlann891/
McFarlian891/
McFarlana891/
McFarelan890/
McFarlyne890/
McFurlane890/
McFharlan890/
Macfarline8448/
MacFarlene8443/
McPharlane8420/
Macfarlain848/
Macferlane843/
MacKfarlan841/
MacFarlone841/
MacForlane841/
Mecfarlene841/
Macfarlean841/
Macfarlyne841/
McFareline840/
McFarlin825,773/
McFarlen82413/
MacFarln823/
McFarlyn822/
McFarlon821/
McFralne821/
McFaruln821/
McFerlan820/
McFarlun820/
McForlan820/
McFirlan820/
MacPharlane801/
Macffarlain801/
Macfarlin7866/
MacFarlen787/
McPharlan782/
McFerlene781/
McGfarlin781/
McCfarlen781/
McFarrlen781/
McFirline781/
McForlene781/
Makfarlan781/
Mcfarlynn781/
McFreline780/
McFarllen780/
McFarlina780/
McFarrlin780/
MacPharlaine761/
McPharlain743/
Meckfarlen743/
Macf'arlin741/
MacHfarlen740/
Mac Farlen740/
Mac Farlin740/
MacKfarlin740/
McForlin714/
McFralyn711/
McForlen711/
McFurlin710/
McFerlin710/
MacPharlain703/
McPharlin67507/
Mekfarlen671/
Makfarlen671/
McPharlen670/
McPharlon670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McFarlane
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