McGrahan Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McGrahan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGrahan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England551:1,013,05650,089
Northern Ireland161:115,3156,804
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

McGrahan Last Name Facts

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

McGrahan has its highest incidence in England. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of McGrahan.

How Common Is The Last Name McGrahan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,555,468th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. The last name McGrahan is primarily found in Europe, where 126 percent of McGrahan live; 125 percent live in Northern Europe and 125 percent live in British Isles.

The last name McGrahan is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 1,013,056. In England McGrahan is primarily found in: Durham, where 38 percent live, Lancashire, where 13 percent live and Kent, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account England it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 28 percent live and Canada, where 18 percent live.

McGrahan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McGrahan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McGrahan surname decreased 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McGrahan Last Name Statistics demography

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

McGrahan earn a lot less than the average income. In Canada they earn 43.8% less than the national average, earning $27,923 CAD 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 McGrahan
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