McFerron Surname

496,112th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 665 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

McFerron Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McFerron Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6651:545,05145,128
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
England11:55,718,059489,080
Guam11:160,1214,893
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States921:545,85537,602

McFerron Last Name Facts

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

McFerron occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of McFerron click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McFerron? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 496,112th most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 10,958,716 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of McFerron reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 665 people, or 1 in 545,051. In The United States it is most frequent in: Missouri, where 27 percent reside, Kentucky, where 24 percent reside and Ohio, where 12 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Northern Ireland, where 1 percent reside and Bahrain, where 0 percent reside.

McFerron Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McFerron has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McFerron last name increased 723 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McFerron Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the McFerron surname is predominantly Presbyterian (69%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McFerron last name are 22.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.89% registered to vote for the party.

McFerron earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.03% less than the national average, earning $38,821 USD per year.

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McFerron Reference & Research

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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 McFerron
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