McGurn Surname

292,632nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,306 people bear this surname

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

McGurn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGurn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9511:381,13533,660
Scotland1921:27,8842,956
England1451:384,26226,878
Northern Ireland1141:16,1852,152
Canada541:682,32655,162
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
France61:11,070,454349,096
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland801:55,3734,488
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland841:44,5623,225
England581:420,26524,785
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2091:240,28120,076

McGurn Last Name Facts

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

McGurn occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McGurn? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 292,632nd most common family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 5,580,050 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 64 percent of McGurn are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 951 people, or 1 in 381,135. In The United States McGurn is mostly found in: Massachusetts, where 15 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Illinois, where 9 percent reside. Excluding The United States McGurn is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 15 percent reside and England, where 11 percent reside.

McGurn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McGurn has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 455 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 229 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 250 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McGurn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the McGurn surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McGurn surname are 8.63% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.86% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McGurn earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 17.89% more than the national average, earning $50,870 USD per year and in Canada they earn 128.96% more than the national average, earning $113,752 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacGurn9262/
McGuran9221/
McGurrin86539/
Macgurin864/
Magurn83116/
MacGurrin801/
MacGurren800/
Magurin77136/
Magaurn7739/
Maguren7725/
Magurne7716/
Mogurin771/
Mangurn771/
McGeran770/
MacGern770/
Magurina71167/
Moguring7142/
Magurren717/
Maguring716/
McGarren713/
Mangurin711/
Manguren711/
Mogurina711/
Maghurin711/
Maguiren710/
Magauren710/
Magern677/
Magirn674/
Mogern674/
Maguiring671/
Magorn671/

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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 McGurn
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