McFerson Surname
Approximately 265 people bear this surname
McFerson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 260 | 1:1,394,073 | 96,365 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 24 | 1:1,015,640 | 40,589 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:233,951 | 8,207 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 356 | 1:141,064 | 13,285 |
McFerson (235) may also be a first name.
McFerson Demographics
Average McFerson Salary in
United States
$43,832 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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McFerson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McFerson Come From? nationality or country of origin
McFerson is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name McFerson? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 975,866th most common last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 27,500,173 people. The last name McFerson occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of McFerson reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 97 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 584,346th most prevalent given name on earth It is held by 235 people.
The last name McFerson is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 260 people, or 1 in 1,394,073. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 27 percent live, Indiana, where 13 percent live and Utah, where 8 percent live. Not including The United States this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 2 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.
McFerson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of McFerson has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 27 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 96 percent between 1881 and 2014.
McFerson Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the McFerson last name are 8.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.9% being registered with the political party.
McFerson earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.58% more than the national average, earning $43,832 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macferson | 94 | 10 | / |
| McFherson | 94 | 1 | / |
| Macfherson | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mackferson | 89 | 1 | / |
| MacFearson | 89 | 1 | / |
| McPherson | 82 | 71,507 | / |
| Makferson | 82 | 22 | / |
| Macforson | 82 | 1 | / |
| MacPherson | 78 | 35,109 | / |
| McPhershon | 78 | 1 | / |
| McHpherson | 78 | 1 | / |
| MacPhearson | 74 | 62 | / |
| MacPheerson | 74 | 2 | / |
| Macphersond | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mackpherson | 74 | 1 | / |
| MacPhersson | 74 | 1 | / |
| MacPherrson | 74 | 1 | / |
| Macforsen | 71 | 1 | / |
| MacPhersom | 67 | 2 | / |
| MacPhersen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mackforsen | 67 | 1 | / |
| MacPhersan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Macforcen | 59 | 8 | / |
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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 McFerson
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