McGlow Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

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

McGlow Surname Definition:

MACGLEW: An old Galloway name. Woulfe suggests that it is perhaps from Mac Dhuinnshleibhe, a variant of Mac Duinnshleibhe, 'son of Donnshleibhe,' an Irish personal name meaning 'Donn of the mountain.' compare under Dunsleve.

McGlow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

McGlow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACGLEW: An old Galloway name. Woulfe suggests that it is perhaps from Mac Dhuinnshleibhe, a variant of Mac Duinnshleibhe, 'son of Donnshleibhe,' an Irish personal name meaning 'Donn of the mountain.' compare under Dunsleve.

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

McGlow Last Name Facts

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

McGlow occurs most in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGlow? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname McGlow is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of McGlow reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name McGlow is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States it is mostly found in: Louisiana, where 60 percent live, California, where 20 percent live and Tennessee, where 20 percent live.

McGlow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McGlow has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 84 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McGlow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the McGlow surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

McGlow earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.9% less than the national average, earning $37,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McGlowe920/
McLow917/
McGlew83488/
McClow83150/
Muclow8360/
Miclow8319/
MacLow8310/
Maglow834/
McKlow833/
McGlaw832/
Mgolow832/
Meglow832/
Mclouw831/
McGlov831/
Mucklow77851/
Micklow77164/
Macklow7796/
Mocklow7725/
Magalow7711/
Maiglow776/
Micolow771/
MacGlew771/
Macglaw771/
McOllow771/
Mchalow771/
McColow770/
McCulow770/
McUllow770/
McCalow770/
Muchlow770/
McGloff770/
McLew7328/
McLaw7311/
McCollow71120/
McKellow7148/
Mickelow7143/
McCullow7129/
Mickalow7121/
McCallow7118/
MacHalow719/
Magallow714/
Mogollow711/
Mickolow710/
McGillew710/
Muckalow710/
McClew67108/
Mackellow6768/
Miglaw6713/
McClaw6711/
Maclaw675/
Maclew673/
Maglaw673/
Mgleew671/
Muclaw671/
Maklow671/
Mcleaw671/
Miklow671/
Meclaw671/
McQuillow670/
Muckellow670/
Muklow670/
McGluf670/

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