McGordan Surname

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

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

McGordan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGordan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

McGordan Last Name Facts

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

McGordan occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGordan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of McGordan reside; 80 percent reside in Northern Europe and 80 percent reside in British Isles.

McGordan is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,929,515. In England it is most numerous in: Cumbria, where 100 percent are found. Aside from England it exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent are found.

McGordan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McGordan has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the McGordan last name expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McGordan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the McGordan last name is principally Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McOrdan930/
McCordan880/
McGurdam756/
McCardan750/
McCorddon711/
McArdon6710/
McArdam670/
McCardon630/
Mengardon5952/
Mingardon5930/

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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 McGordan
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