McFillin Surname

1,140,742nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 211 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

McFillin Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the Irish Mac Fhaoline, meaning 'son of Fhaoline'.

McFillin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1961:1,849,280120,610
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

McFillin Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the Irish Mac Fhaoline, meaning 'son of Fhaoline'.

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McFillin Last Name Facts

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

The surname McFillin is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McFillin? popularity and diffusion

The surname McFillin is the 1,140,742nd most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 34,538,132 people. The surname McFillin occurs mostly in The Americas, where 60 percent of McFillin live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 196 people, or 1 in 1,849,280. In The United States it is most common in: Maryland, where 32 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 7 percent live and North Carolina, where 5 percent live. Outside of The United States McFillin is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 7 percent live and Ireland, where 0 percent live.

McFillin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McFillin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McFillin last name expanded 594 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McFillin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the McFillin surname are 31.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 77.78% being registered to vote for the party.

McFillin earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.1% more than the national average, earning $54,843 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McFellin8852/
McFlin860/
McPhillin820/
McFlinn8028/
McFling801/
McPhilling780/
McFellen751/
McFlinne751/
McFlyn710/
McFlynn67115/
McFellem630/
McPheln531/

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