McIlwraith Surname

234,353rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,719 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

McIlwraith Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McIlwraith Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland7961:6,7261,047
England4461:124,92812,525
Australia2931:92,13510,536
Canada1831:201,34219,659
United States1311:2,766,862164,942
New Zealand511:88,79112,412
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Ireland201:235,4479,345
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland241:184,5789,087
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland3771:9,9291,266
England501:487,50726,996
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

McIlwraith Last Name Facts

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

McIlwraith is carried by more people in Scotland than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McIlwraith? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 234,353rd most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,239,410 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of McIlwraith reside; 74 percent reside in Northern Europe and 74 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname McIlwraith is most widely held in Scotland, where it is carried by 796 people, or 1 in 6,726. In Scotland it is primarily found in: South Ayrshire, where 18 percent reside, North Lanarkshire, where 11 percent reside and Glasgow City, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Scotland this last name occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in England, where 26 percent reside and Australia, where 17 percent reside.

McIlwraith Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McIlwraith has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people who held the McIlwraith surname grew 211 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it grew 892 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 13,100 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 17 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McIlwraith Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the McIlwraith surname is principally Presbyterian (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McIlwraith last name are 15.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.9% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount McIlwraith earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 21.99% more than the national average, earning R 289,884 per year; in United States they earn 24.48% more than the national average, earning $53,713 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.16% more than the national average, earning $67,151 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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