McGuican Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

McGuican Surname Definition:

MACGUGAN, Macguigan, Macgoucan: From Mac Guagain, a corrupt form of Mac Eochagain, diminutive of Eogan or Ewan, which see. John McGowgane and Duncan McGowgane were tenants of Kilcobenach, Kintyre, in 1541 (ER., XVII, p. 630). Gilcallmn M'Gowgane was occupier of Kilcobenache, South Kintyre, 1650 (HP.

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McGuican Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

McGuican Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACGUGAN, Macguigan, Macgoucan: From Mac Guagain, a corrupt form of Mac Eochagain, diminutive of Eogan or Ewan, which see. John McGowgane and Duncan McGowgane were tenants of Kilcobenach, Kintyre, in 1541 (ER., XVII, p. 630). Gilcallmn M'Gowgane was occupier of Kilcobenache, South Kintyre, 1650 (HP., III, p. 82). Catharine M'Gugane in Clachiudunan, parish of Kilcalmonell, 1684 (Argyll), and Angus M'Gugan in Auchnacoirle, parish of Killean, 1693 (Argyll Inv.). Another current form is Macguckin.

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Ireland

McGuican Demographics

McGuican Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 1 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

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McGuican Last Name Facts

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

The last name McGuican is found in Ireland more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McGuican? popularity and diffusion

The surname McGuican is the 14,316,765th most widely held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname McGuican occurs mostly in Europe, where 200 percent of McGuican live; 200 percent live in Northern Europe and 200 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Ireland, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 4,708,939. In Ireland McGuican is mostly found in: Ulster, where 100 percent live. Outside of Ireland it exists in one country. It is also common in England, where 100 percent live.

McGuican Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

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McGuickan9415/
McGuikan880/
McGuiqan880/
Mgicane803/
McCuiscon711/
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Mgecane6747/
McGeechean671/
Mguikam671/
Mgwecane635/
McGeekan631/
Mengikan631/
Mgeqane5314/
Mguekam531/
Mkwecane505/
Mgbekaan504/
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