McHigh Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

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

McHigh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McHigh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

McHigh Last Name Facts

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

The surname McHigh occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of McHigh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McHigh? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most numerous family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname McHigh occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of McHigh reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name McHigh is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Missouri, where 20 percent live, Nevada, where 20 percent live and New Jersey, where 20 percent live.

McHigh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McHigh has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McHigh last name increased 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McHigh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the McHigh surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Machigh9210/
Machig836/
Machiph776/
Machikh771/
Mahchig771/
Machegh771/
Mocig731/
Macig731/
Mouchegh711/
McCaig673,825/
Machic673,278/
McKaig671,564/
Machiv67223/
McKeig6769/
Mchive6745/
MacAig6745/
Machif6722/
Makigh6711/
Mocheg676/
Machiw673/
Mchege672/
Maqigh671/
Mochic671/
Mocaig671/
MacOig670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 McHigh
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