McFarlene Surname

975,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 265 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Grenada

McFarlene Surname Definition:

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

McFarlene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica2051:14,0001,375
United States1111:3,265,396186,924
Grenada281:3,876538
England221:2,532,63991,802
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Trinidad and Tobago151:90,9326,341
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Guyana91:84,6916,279
Costa Rica81:597,5094,667
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Belize11:355,4743,977
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

McFarlene 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

McFarlene Last Name Facts

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

McFarlene is borne by more people in Jamaica than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McFarlene? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 975,866th most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,500,173 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 151 percent of McFarlene live; 97 percent live in Caribbean and 97 percent live in Anglo-Caribbean.

The last name McFarlene is most commonly used in Jamaica, where it is carried by 205 people, or 1 in 14,000. In Jamaica McFarlene is primarily found in: Middlesex County, where 53 percent reside, Surrey County, where 37 percent reside and Cornwall County, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Jamaica this last name exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 42 percent reside and Grenada, where 11 percent reside.

McFarlene Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McFarlene has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 11,100 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 169 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McFarlene Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the McFarlene surname are 12.15% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65.38% being registered with the political party.

The amount McFarlene earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 14.92% more than the national average, earning $49,585 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.97% less than the national average, earning $42,247 CAD per year.

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