McGovern Surname

16,872nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,905 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

McGovern Surname Definition:

Mag Shamhadhráin A Breffny sept of note. Bibl; IF 163; Map Cavan

McGovern Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States23,8951:15,1691,913
England4,7401:11,7551,734
Ireland4,4561:1,057202
Australia2,2401:12,0521,759
Scotland1,6021:3,342590
Canada1,4201:25,9483,484
Northern Ireland9331:1,978402
New Zealand2921:15,5082,705
Wales1171:26,4492,746
South Africa971:558,53343,702
Thailand601:1,177,306172,517
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Spain361:1,298,66842,856
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
France311:2,142,668174,004
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Norway81:642,78647,258
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
China51:273,464,31313,838
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Fiji11:894,3914,568
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4,4101:1,005182
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland5811:6,443927
England5271:46,2535,734
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,2711:9,5271,218

McGovern (37) may also be a first name.

McGovern Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mag Shamhadhráin A Breffny sept of note. Bibl; IF 163; Map Cavan

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) The son of little Samhradh (summer).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

McGovern Last Name Facts

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

The last name McGovern is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGovern? popularity and diffusion

The last name McGovern is the 16,872nd most numerous last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 221,472 people. McGovern is mostly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of McGovern are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 76 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequent given name internationally. It is borne by 37 people.

The last name McGovern is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 23,895 people, or 1 in 15,169. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 14 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 9 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 65 countries. It is also found in England, where 14 percent live and Ireland, where 14 percent live.

McGovern Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McGovern has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McGovern surname expanded 453 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 899 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 101 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 276 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 2,925 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McGovern Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McGovern last name are 1.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.89% registered with the political party.

The amount McGovern earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.86% more than the national average, earning R 394,140 per year; in United States they earn 13.33% more than the national average, earning $48,900 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.45% more than the national average, earning $56,860 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacGovern94432/
MacKgovern890/
McGivern884,053/
Magovern88245/
Mogovern880/
MacGowern821/
Magoveren820/
Mongovern820/
Magoverin820/
Mougovern820/
Magavern7548/

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McGovern Reference & Research

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