McGorum Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

McGorum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGorum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:2,422,52489,093
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland291:129,0765,773
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

McGorum Last Name Facts

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

The last name McGorum occurs most in England. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGorum? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,876,555th most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name McGorum occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of McGorum reside; 80 percent reside in Northern Europe and 80 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 2,422,524. In England it is most common in: Leicestershire, where 100 percent are found. Aside from England this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 28 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.

McGorum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McGorum has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the McGorum surname grew 2,300 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 55 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McGorum Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McGurum865/
McGarum861/
McCorum860/
McGorom860/
McGorun860/
McGorrom800/
Mkorum771/
McGoron7196/
Mngurum711/
Mingorun6740/
McGorron670/
McGuroom670/
McGouron670/
Mghoron571/
McGaron570/
M'Karume5321/
McGarron534/
McCarrom533/
McGahron530/
McGaharon5026/

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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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  • 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 McGorum
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