McGlashan Surname

156,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,792 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

McGlashan Surname Definition:

MACGLASHAN, Macglashen, Macglasson: From Gaelic M'Glaisein, a diminutive form of M'Ghille ghlals 'son of the grey lad.' Mulmory M'Glassen in the Black Isle, 1500 (Rose, p. 169). Iain McGalssan or McGlassane was witness at Ardgartene, 1515 (HP.

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McGlashan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1,0011:26,9693,667
United States7251:499,94342,050
Scotland4941:10,8381,484
England3961:140,70213,671
Jamaica3301:8,697981
Canada3141:117,34312,424
New Zealand1551:29,2155,112
South Africa1041:520,93941,780
Wales211:147,35910,403
Isle of Man81:10,7282,153
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Samoa41:48,452659
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
France21:33,211,361423,184
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland7681:4,874761
England461:529,89928,330
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1121:448,38132,409

McGlashan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACGLASHAN, Macglashen, Macglasson: From Gaelic M'Glaisein, a diminutive form of M'Ghille ghlals 'son of the grey lad.' Mulmory M'Glassen in the Black Isle, 1500 (Rose, p. 169). Iain McGalssan or McGlassane was witness at Ardgartene, 1515 (HP., IV, p. 24, 25). John M'Glassan witnessed an instrument of sasine in 1519 (Lamont, p. 34), as also did Cristin M'Gillecallum M'Glassen in 1525 (ibid., p. 36), and Paul M'Glassen is in record in Lochalsh in 1548 (RMS., IV, 204). Several M'Glassanes were among those massacred at Dunavertie in 1647 (HP., II, p. 257), David McKglashen was reported to the presbytery of Inverness in 1681 as a "Saboth braker in the parochin of Croy" (IDR., p. 102), and John McGlassone was hurgess of Banff in 1710. Several Macglashans who settled in the Lowlands are said to have Anglicized their name into Gray. The name is also current in the curtailed form Glashen. See also Macgilleglas. McGlassin 1692, Mackglesson 1650.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

McGlashan Last Name Facts

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

McGlashan is held by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McGlashan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 156,768th most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,610,153 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 48 percent of McGlashan reside; 41 percent reside in Australasia and 41 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

It is most frequently held in Australia, where it is borne by 1,001 people, or 1 in 26,969. In Australia McGlashan is most numerous in: Victoria, where 56 percent are found, New South Wales, where 17 percent are found and Queensland, where 16 percent are found. Beside Australia McGlashan occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Scotland, where 18 percent are found.

McGlashan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McGlashan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McGlashan last name expanded 647 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 36 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 861 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 71 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McGlashan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Presbyterian (86%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McGlashan last name are 11.51% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.28% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount McGlashan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 207.86% more than the national average, earning R 731,592 per year; in United States they earn 9.38% more than the national average, earning $47,198 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.14% more than the national average, earning $53,728 CAD per year.

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