McGowne Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

McGowne Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGowne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States801:4,530,737237,840
Scotland411:130,5818,115
England81:6,964,757184,742
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

McGowne Last Name Facts

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

The surname McGowne is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGowne? popularity and diffusion

The last name McGowne is the 1,581,912th most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 62 percent of McGowne live; 62 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 4,530,737. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 19 percent live, Texas, where 18 percent live and Missouri, where 13 percent live. Not including The United States McGowne occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 32 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.

McGowne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McGowne has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 444 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 58 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McGowne Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McGowne surname are 0.59999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.63% registered with the party.

McGowne earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.53% more than the national average, earning $54,597 USD per year.

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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 McGowne
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