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Where Does The Last Name McGahen Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name McGahen is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of McGahen.

How Common Is The Last Name McGahen? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 1,194,481^st most commonly used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 36,805,787 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of McGahen reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 185 people, or 1 in 1,959,237. In The United States McGahen is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 35 percent reside, Texas, where 33 percent reside and Indiana, where 5 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 7 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

McGahen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of McGahen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McGahen surname expanded 356 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McGahen Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (93%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McGahen last name are 50.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 97.62% registered to vote for the party.

McGahen earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.4% less than the national average, earning $40,819 USD per year.