McFarlin Surname
Approximately 5,773 people bear this surname
McFarlin Surname Definition:
(Celtic + Hebrew) Son of [Parlan or Partholan = Bartholomew, q.v. [Gaelic Mac Pharlain, genit. of Parlan]
McFarlin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,723 | 1:63,334 | 7,418 |
| Canada | 57 | 1:646,414 | 52,764 |
| Panama | 38 | 1:102,954 | 3,886 |
| England | 36 | 1:1,547,724 | 66,012 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 61 | 1:399,596 | 24,084 |
| Scotland | 39 | 1:95,980 | 4,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,356 | 1:37,034 | 4,386 |
McFarlin 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]
McFarlin Demographics
McFarlin Political Affiliation
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McFarlin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McFarlin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname McFarlin is most common in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name McFarlin? popularity and diffusion
McFarlin is the 83,778th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,262,350 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 83 percent of McFarlin reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
McFarlin is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 5,723 people, or 1 in 63,334. In The United States McFarlin is most prevalent in: Texas, where 16 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Tennessee, where 6 percent live. Other than The United States McFarlin occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent live and Panama, where 1 percent live.
McFarlin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of McFarlin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McFarlin surname expanded 422 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 41 percent between 1881 and 2014.
McFarlin Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the McFarlin last name is chiefly Catholic (83%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the McFarlin surname are 9.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.74% registered to vote for the party.
The amount McFarlin earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 5.3% less than the national average, earning $40,862 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.83% more than the national average, earning $59,535 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| McFarlain | 94 | 349 | / |
| Macfarlin | 94 | 66 | / |
| MacFarling | 89 | 5 | / |
| Macf'arlin | 89 | 1 | / |
| MacFarlind | 89 | 1 | / |
| MacKfarlin | 89 | 0 | / |
| McFarlan | 88 | 926 | / |
| McFarlen | 88 | 413 | / |
| MacFarln | 88 | 3 | / |
| McFurlin | 88 | 0 | / |
| McFerlin | 88 | 0 | / |
| McPharlin | 82 | 507 | / |
| McFarlene | 82 | 265 | / |
| MacFarlen | 82 | 7 | / |
| MacFarlne | 82 | 4 | / |
| MacFarlnd | 82 | 1 | / |
| MacFarlene | 78 | 43 | / |
| Makfarlen | 71 | 1 | / |
| McPharlen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Makfarlend | 67 | 6 | / |
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McFarlin 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
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McFarlin
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