McGowran Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

McGowran Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGowran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1151:484,50531,272
Ireland431:109,5105,657
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland771:57,5314,603
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

McGowran Last Name Facts

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

The last name McGowran is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGowran? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,465,390th most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 116 percent of McGowran live; 112 percent live in Northern Europe and 112 percent live in British Isles.

The last name McGowran is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 115 people, or 1 in 484,505. In England it is most frequent in: West Midlands, where 38 percent live, Greater London, where 14 percent live and Cumbria, where 10 percent live. Besides England this surname occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 30 percent live and Australia, where 15 percent live.

McGowran Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McGowran has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the McGowran last name grew 426 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 44 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 56 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McGowran Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the McGowran last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McGovran8840/
McGawran881/
Mcguwran881/
McGowram880/
McGobran880/
McGauwran820/
McGovron750/
McGauvran71172/
Mkawrane631/
McGovrom631/
McCavran630/

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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
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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 McGowran
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