McGuane Surname

388,118th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 914 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

McGuane Surname Definition:

Mac Dhubháin In Donegal this has been absorbed by MacGowan, but in Clare the form MacGuane is retained. IF 33, 164

McGuane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5691:637,01051,261
Ireland3081:15,2891,724
Australia2221:121,60213,381
England1201:464,31730,397
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2571:17,2372,109
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

McGuane Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mac Dhubháin In Donegal this has been absorbed by MacGowan, but in Clare the form MacGuane is retained. IF 33, 164

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

McGuane Last Name Facts

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

The last name McGuane occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McGuane? popularity and diffusion

The surname McGuane is the 388,118th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 7,973,245 people. The surname McGuane is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of McGuane live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname McGuane is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 569 people, or 1 in 637,010. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 15 percent live, Illinois, where 14 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 34 percent live and Australia, where 24 percent live.

McGuane Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McGuane has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McGuane surname increased 933 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 120 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,333 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McGuane Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McGuane surname are 7.54% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.77% registered to vote for the political party.

McGuane earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.66% less than the national average, earning $38,981 USD per year.

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Footnotes

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