McKean Surname
Approximately 11,541 people bear this surname
McKean Surname Definition:
(Celtic) Son of Keen(e, q.v. [Also = Macklan, q.v.
Read More About This SurnameMcKean Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,397 | 1:49,001 | 5,933 |
| Australia | 1,506 | 1:17,925 | 2,507 |
| England | 1,252 | 1:44,503 | 5,628 |
| Scotland | 1,042 | 1:5,138 | 864 |
| Canada | 887 | 1:41,540 | 5,169 |
| New Zealand | 279 | 1:16,231 | 2,833 |
| Northern Ireland | 87 | 1:21,207 | 2,507 |
| Wales | 65 | 1:47,608 | 4,483 |
| Ireland | 61 | 1:77,196 | 4,645 |
| South Africa | 28 | 1:1,934,918 | 88,980 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 186 | 1:23,816 | 2,626 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 972 | 1:3,851 | 623 |
| England | 306 | 1:79,658 | 8,587 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:142,583 | 5,610 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,823 | 1:27,547 | 3,386 |
McKean (42) may also be a first name.
McKean Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) Son of Keen(e, q.v. [Also = Macklan, q.v.
User-submitted Reference
Mc and Mac commonly mean 'son of', and Ian or Ean is a form of John. So McKean means 'son of John'.
- tboniwanMcKean Demographics
Average Male McKean Height
177.11 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
McKean Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McKean Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname McKean is found most in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of McKean.
How Common Is The Last Name McKean? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 44,980th most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 631,448 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 61 percent of McKean live; 61 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America. McKean is also the 1,566,439th most widespread forename on earth, held by 42 people.
The surname McKean is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 7,397 people, or 1 in 49,001. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 12 percent are found, Florida, where 6 percent are found and Ohio, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The United States McKean occurs in 40 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 13 percent are found and England, where 11 percent are found.
McKean Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of McKean has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McKean surname increased 406 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 409 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 107 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 591 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.
McKean Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the McKean last name is principally Presbyterian (47%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the McKean surname are 16.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.96% registered with the party.
The amount McKean earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.93% more than the national average, earning R 399,060 per year; in United States they earn 1.51% more than the national average, earning $43,801 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.73% more than the national average, earning $53,524 CAD per year.
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