McFaul Surname

209,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,971 people bear this surname

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

McFaul Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McFaul Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4751:245,73523,414
Canada4871:75,6588,534
Northern Ireland4241:4,352854
England2681:207,90317,929
Australia1371:197,04919,369
Scotland701:76,4835,732
Ireland531:88,8485,029
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1941:22,8342,546
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland191:197,0117,414
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1731:290,28123,212

McFaul Last Name Facts

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

The surname McFaul is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McFaul? popularity and diffusion

The surname McFaul is the 209,614th most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 3,697,385 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of McFaul live; 99 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 1,475 people, or 1 in 245,735. In The United States McFaul is most prevalent in: Maryland, where 14 percent are found, California, where 13 percent are found and Texas, where 12 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 25 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 22 percent are found.

McFaul Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McFaul has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McFaul last name increased 853 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 2,436 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 368 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 73 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McFaul Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (52%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McFaul surname are 12.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.96% being registered with the party.

The amount McFaul earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.77% more than the national average, earning $47,798 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.86% more than the national average, earning $50,109 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacFaul9217/
MacFaull863/
McFall8311,742/
MacFal834/
McPhaul771,544/
MacFall77235/
MacFail7711/
Macfale774/
Mackfall7188/
MacPhaul7111/
Makful6720/
Magful671/
Makfal671/
McFoil670/
Mockfeasil630/
McPhail6212,414/
Makfall621/
Makfoul621/
Maqfoul621/
Magfoul621/
MacKfassell590/
MacPhail575,544/
Macphall5717/
MacPhial576/
Makfaiil574/
MacPhale572/
Makhfoal571/
Magfassel530/
MacPhaille507/
Makfol504/

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McFaul Reference & Research

Faul FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

McFall 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McFaul
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis