McFerrin Surname
Approximately 1,978 people bear this surname
McFerrin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,958 | 1:185,117 | 18,453 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:297,434 | 13,849 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 359 | 1:139,885 | 13,187 |
McFerrin (12) may also be a first name.
McFerrin Demographics
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McFerrin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McFerrin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname McFerrin is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name McFerrin? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 209,010th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,684,300 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 76 percent of McFerrin reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America. McFerrin is also the 3,306,491st most common first name globally, held by 12 people.
This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,958 people, or 1 in 185,117. In The United States it is primarily found in: Alabama, where 9 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and Missouri, where 6 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.
McFerrin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of McFerrin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McFerrin last name rose 545 percent between 1880 and 2014.
McFerrin Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the McFerrin last name is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States McFerrin are 11.22% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.99% being registered with the party.
The amount McFerrin earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.26% less than the national average, earning $42,174 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.89% less than the national average, earning $40,794 CAD per year.
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McFerrin Reference & Research
McFerrin 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 McFerrin
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