McJohn Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

McJohn Surname Definition:

Pronounced Keône, contracted from MacEoin, ‘Johns Son'. 'In the province of Ulster the English family of Bissett, seated in the Glins, in the County of Antrim, assumed the Irish surname of MacEoin, MaKeon, from an ancestor Huan, or John, Bissett'.

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McJohn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Guam81:20,0153,029
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

McJohn (276) may also be a first name.

McJohn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Pronounced Keône, contracted from MacEoin, ‘Johns Son'. 'In the province of Ulster the English family of Bissett, seated in the Glins, in the County of Antrim, assumed the Irish surname of MacEoin, MaKeon, from an ancestor Huan, or John, Bissett'.

Patrick McJon was one of the twenty-four 'Keys of Mann' in 1418.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

McJohn Last Name Facts

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

The surname McJohn is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McJohn? popularity and diffusion

The surname McJohn is the 2,776,799th most frequent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of McJohn live; 73 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 534,713th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 276 people.

The last name McJohn is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 7,711,892. In The United States McJohn is most frequent in: Washington, where 15 percent live, California, where 13 percent live and Nevada, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 22 percent live and Guam, where 16 percent live.

McJohn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McJohn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McJohn last name expanded 188 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McJohn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the McJohn last name are 7.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.85% registered with the party.

McJohn earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.85% less than the national average, earning $42,350 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McCohn8343/
McJoynt7748/
McJahan771/
McCohnn771/
McJoint770/
McKeohn770/
McJhone770/
Mceon732/
McEoin6718/
McCahn6711/
McKhan679/
McChon672/
McEhan671/
McJann671/
McKion671/
McHean671/
McKcon671/
McCoyn670/
McEoyn670/
McJham670/
McCuon670/
McKson670/
McSoon670/
McEone670/
McGeon670/
McEahn670/
McHeon670/
McHion670/

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