McFarlin Surname

83,778th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,773 people bear this surname

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

McFarlin Surname Definition:

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

McFarlin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,7231:63,3347,418
Canada571:646,41452,764
Panama381:102,9543,886
England361:1,547,72466,012
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England611:399,59624,084
Scotland391:95,9804,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3561:37,0344,386

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McFarlain94349/
Macfarlin9466/
MacFarling895/
Macf'arlin891/
MacFarlind891/
MacKfarlin890/
McFarlan88926/
McFarlen88413/
MacFarln883/
McFurlin880/
McFerlin880/
McPharlin82507/
McFarlene82265/
MacFarlen827/
MacFarlne824/
MacFarlnd821/
MacFarlene7843/
Makfarlen711/
McPharlen710/
Makfarlend676/

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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

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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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