McGeehen Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

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

McGeehen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGeehen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

McGeehen Last Name Facts

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

McGeehen is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McGeehen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,352,516th most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of McGeehen reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 5,576,291. In The United States McGeehen is primarily found in: Ohio, where 43 percent reside, Georgia, where 35 percent reside and Florida, where 17 percent reside. Outside of The United States it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Australia, where 2 percent reside.

McGeehen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McGeehen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McGeehen surname grew 283 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McGeehen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the McGeehen surname is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McGeehen surname are 16.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.64% registered to vote for the party.

McGeehen earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.86% less than the national average, earning $28,107 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
  • 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 McGeehen
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