McFerson Surname

975,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 265 people bear this surname

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

McFerson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McFerson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2601:1,394,07396,365
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
Scotland161:233,9518,207
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3561:141,06413,285

McFerson (235) may also be a first name.

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.

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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
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  • 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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