McGaffin Surname

407,730th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 858 people bear this surname

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

McGaffin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGaffin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5231:693,03854,910
Australia1481:182,40318,373
Northern Ireland1151:16,0442,139
New Zealand981:46,2077,572
Canada641:575,71247,839
South Africa501:1,083,55464,652
Scotland491:109,2627,254
England401:1,392,95161,553
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1011:43,8603,889
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland101:374,32210,959
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:717,41046,098

McGaffin Last Name Facts

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

McGaffin occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McGaffin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 407,730th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 8,493,643 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of McGaffin live; 68 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 523 people, or 1 in 693,038. In The United States McGaffin is mostly concentrated in: Nevada, where 20 percent live, New York, where 9 percent live and Texas, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States McGaffin is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 17 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 13 percent live.

McGaffin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McGaffin has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 747 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 490 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McGaffin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McGaffin last name are 14.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.54% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McGaffin earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 3.77% more than the national average, earning R 246,600 per year; in United States they earn 19.97% more than the national average, earning $51,764 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.76% less than the national average, earning $45,830 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacGaffin9415/
McGuffin882,699/
McGiffin88582/
McGoffin88186/
Magaffin884/
MacGiffin8211/
Magoffin75493/
Magiffin755/
Mogoffin752/
Mageffin750/
MacGiffen719/
Maguiffin711/
Maggoffin710/
Magafen671/
Mosgofin631/
Maguifin631/
Magiffen630/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McGaffin
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