McGachan Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

McGachan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGachan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:1,392,95161,553
Scotland231:232,77511,829
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Wales41:773,63329,106
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland161:233,9518,207
England101:2,437,53768,340

McGachan Last Name Facts

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

The last name McGachan occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of McGachan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGachan? popularity and diffusion

McGachan is the 2,237,939th most prevalent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The last name McGachan occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of McGachan are found; 94 percent are found in Northern Europe and 94 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 1,392,951. In England McGachan is most frequent in: Nottinghamshire, where 50 percent are found, Greater London, where 18 percent are found and Durham, where 10 percent are found. Besides England this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 32 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

McGachan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McGachan has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 144 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McGachan Last Name Statistics demography

McGachan earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 40.21% more than the national average, earning $60,500 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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  • 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 McGachan
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