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 last name McGlinn is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGlinn? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 313,815th most prevalent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 6,088,175 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 65 percent of McGlinn reside; 64 percent reside in North America and 64 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 760 people, or 1 in 476,920. In The United States McGlinn is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 18 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and New Jersey, where 6 percent live. Besides The United States it is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 26 percent live and Scotland, where 4 percent live.

McGlinn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McGlinn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McGlinn last name increased 177 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 33 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 133 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McGlinn Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the McGlinn last name are 17.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.04% registered to vote for the political 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
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