McGiffen Surname

841,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 327 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

McGiffen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGiffen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1121:497,48331,781
Scotland931:57,5684,778
United States751:4,832,786249,377
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Wales51:618,90625,852
France21:33,211,361423,184
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland371:101,1685,037
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

McGiffen Last Name Facts

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

McGiffen is found most frequently in England. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of McGiffen.

How Common Is The Last Name McGiffen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 841,044th most widespread family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,286,073 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of McGiffen live; 64 percent live in Northern Europe and 64 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 112 people, or 1 in 497,483. In England it is most numerous in: Greater Manchester, where 52 percent are found, Hampshire, where 13 percent are found and Berkshire, where 13 percent are found. Apart from England this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 28 percent are found and The United States, where 23 percent are found.

McGiffen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McGiffen has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the McGiffen last name grew 933 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 251 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 341 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McGiffen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the McGiffen last name is chiefly Methodist (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McGiffen last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

McGiffen earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.56% less than the national average, earning $29,530 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McGuffen882/
McKiffen881/
McGivfen880/
McKeiffen821/
McGiffind821/
McGifin800/
McCiffin751/
McGuifin751/
McKiffin750/
McGeffin750/
McCguffin711/
McGufin676/
Mguffin671/
McEffin671/
McKiphen632/
McKeiphen592/
McKephen501/
McKephin501/

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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 McGiffen
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