McKaig Surname

252,918th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,564 people bear this surname

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

McKaig Surname User-submission:

This is a Scottish surname, meaning 'son of Tadhg' (poet or philosopher), via Gaelic Mac Thaidhg.

McKaig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3521:268,09125,206
Canada2271:162,31516,369
Scotland931:57,5684,778
England751:742,90741,196
Australia441:613,53943,545
Northern Ireland341:54,2664,423
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
France11:66,422,722504,397
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland651:68,1525,061
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1151:32,5502,699
England361:677,09432,515
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2971:169,08615,270

McKaig Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Scottish surname, meaning 'son of Tadhg' (poet or philosopher), via Gaelic Mac Thaidhg.

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McKaig Last Name Facts

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

The last name McKaig occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McKaig? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 252,918th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 4,659,556 people. The surname McKaig is predominantly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of McKaig reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 90 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,352 people, or 1 in 268,091. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 10 percent reside, Texas, where 7 percent reside and North Carolina, where 6 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 15 percent reside and Scotland, where 6 percent reside.

McKaig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McKaig has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 455 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 19 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it grew 208 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McKaig Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the McKaig last name is principally Presbyterian (59%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McKaig last name are 15.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.16% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McKaig earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 78.59% more than the national average, earning R 424,404 per year; in United States they earn 9.01% more than the national average, earning $47,036 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.97% more than the national average, earning $54,635 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacKaig9244/
McCaig833,825/
McKeag83924/
McKeig8369/
MacAig8345/
McKage833/
Mocaig831/
Makaig831/
McCuaig771,137/
McKeage77411/
Macajig77110/
MacCaig7737/
MacKeag776/
Makig7334/
Macag738/
Makag732/
Mokag731/
Mocig731/
Macig731/
MacQuaig712/
Makauiag711/
MacKague711/
McCage67362/
MacKic67194/
Makeig6765/
MacAgg6716/
MacKeigue6716/
Makigh6711/
Maucag6710/
Machig676/
McHigh675/
MacKeg673/
Macaag672/
Makkag672/
Makieg672/
MacKeague671/
Maqigh671/
Makhag671/
Maskig671/
Makaag671/
Makaik671/
Makaiq671/
McKeeg670/
MacAyg670/
MacOig670/

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