McFlynn Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McFlynn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McFlynn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland1131:16,3282,170
Scotland301:178,4619,900
United States191:19,076,786604,894
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
England101:5,571,806158,774
Wales91:343,83718,086
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brunei11:418,7313,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland211:210,9469,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland151:249,5488,553
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

McFlynn Last Name Facts

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

McFlynn is borne by more people in Northern Ireland than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of McFlynn.

How Common Is The Last Name McFlynn? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,701,480th most prevalent surname globally, held by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 142 percent of McFlynn reside; 142 percent reside in Northern Europe and 142 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most commonly used in Northern Ireland, where it is carried by 113 people, or 1 in 16,328. In Northern Ireland it is mostly concentrated in: Ulster, where 100 percent are found. Not including Northern Ireland McFlynn occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.

McFlynn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McFlynn has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people who held the McFlynn last name expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it declined 10 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McFlynn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McFlynn last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

McFlynn earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McFlyn920/
McFlinn8628/
McFlinne801/
McFlin770/
McFling711/
McFillin67211/
McFellin6752/
McFellen671/
McPheln571/
McFellem530/
McPhillin500/

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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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  • 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 McFlynn
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