McGrillan Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McGrillan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGrillan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland191:97,1076,126
Scotland71:764,83125,488
England61:9,286,343223,652
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland361:123,0527,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

McGrillan Last Name Facts

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

The surname McGrillan occurs in Northern Ireland more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of McGrillan.

How Common Is The Last Name McGrillan? popularity and diffusion

McGrillan is the 4,427,875th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 165 percent of McGrillan live; 160 percent live in Northern Europe and 160 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most prevalent in Northern Ireland, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 97,107. In Northern Ireland McGrillan is most frequent in: Ulster, where 100 percent are found. Other than Northern Ireland this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 35 percent are found and England, where 30 percent are found.

McGrillan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McGrillan has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the McGrillan last name expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McGrillan Last Name Statistics demography

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

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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 McGrillan
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