McGlinn Surname

313,815th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,197 people bear this surname

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

McGlinn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGlinn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7601:476,92040,469
Australia3141:85,9749,937
Scotland451:118,9747,657
England401:1,392,95161,553
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
Ireland281:168,1767,397
Northern Ireland231:80,2195,468
Costa Rica121:398,3393,755
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Wales61:515,75523,171
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Marshall Islands21:25,9101,967
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2541:17,4402,125
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland671:55,8693,649
England301:812,51235,970
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4301:116,78811,473

McGlinn Last Name Facts

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

The surname McGlinn is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McGlinn? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 313,815th most common surname globally, held by around 1 in 6,088,175 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 65 percent of McGlinn live; 64 percent live in North America and 64 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 760 people, or 1 in 476,920. In The United States it is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 18 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and New Jersey, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 26 percent reside and Scotland, where 4 percent reside.

McGlinn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McGlinn has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 177 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 33 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it rose 133 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McGlinn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (96%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McGlinn surname are 17.27% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.04% being registered with the party.

The amount McGlinn earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.29% more than the national average, earning $48,450 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.09% less than the national average, earning $44,173 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacGlinn931/
McGlin92171/
McGlenn86253/
MacGlin860/
Maglinn860/
MacGlynn80106/
MacCglin801/
McGlen77371/
Maglin77257/
Moglin7734/
Magling7111/
McGleen713/
Mogling713/
Manglin712/
MacGillion711/
Meiglin711/
Moghlin711/
Moëglin711/
Mouglin711/
Maglinc711/
Magglin711/
Mauglin711/
Mogglin711/
Mayglin711/
Maglenn710/
Maglynn710/
McGillen67636/
McGillan67210/
Maughlin6786/
Maigling6710/
Moogling672/
Moëgling671/
Moughlin671/
Maunglin670/
Meagling670/

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McGlinn Reference & Research

McGlynn FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

McGlynn 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 McGlinn
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis