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
McFerrin Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
McFerrin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McFerrin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname McFerrin occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name McFerrin? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 209,010th most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 3,684,300 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 76 percent of McFerrin live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America. McFerrin is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 12 people.
It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,958 people, or 1 in 185,117. In The United States it is most common in: Alabama, where 9 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and Missouri, where 6 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.
McFerrin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of McFerrin has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 545 percent between 1880 and 2014.
McFerrin Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the McFerrin last name is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the McFerrin last name are 11.22% more likely to be registered Republicans 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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