McGeehan Surname
Approximately 2,997 people bear this surname
McGeehan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,343 | 1:154,699 | 15,842 |
| England | 270 | 1:206,363 | 17,844 |
| Northern Ireland | 262 | 1:7,042 | 1,234 |
| Ireland | 195 | 1:24,148 | 2,322 |
| Scotland | 191 | 1:28,030 | 2,966 |
| Australia | 156 | 1:173,049 | 17,681 |
| Canada | 37 | 1:995,827 | 74,831 |
| New Zealand | 26 | 1:174,166 | 18,836 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:281,321 | 15,850 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 440 | 1:10,068 | 1,453 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 64 | 1:58,488 | 3,746 |
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 259 | 1:193,895 | 16,985 |
McGeehan Demographics
McGeehan Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
McGeehan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McGeehan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name McGeehan is found most frequently in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name McGeehan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 147,679th most widespread family name globally It is held by around 1 in 2,431,614 people. The last name McGeehan occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 76 percent of McGeehan are found; 76 percent are found in North America and 76 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
It is most common in The United States, where it is held by 2,343 people, or 1 in 154,699. In The United States McGeehan is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 30 percent are found, New Jersey, where 10 percent are found and Maryland, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States McGeehan is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 9 percent are found.
McGeehan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of McGeehan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McGeehan surname grew 905 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 3,375 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 56 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 298 percent between 1881 and 2014.
McGeehan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the McGeehan surname is primarily Catholic (96%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the McGeehan last name are 12.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.17% registered with the party.
The amount McGeehan earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 11.74% more than the national average, earning $48,216 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.01% less than the national average, earning $43,220 CAD per year.
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McGeehan Reference & Research
McGeehan FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 McGeehan
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