McKeay Surname

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

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

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

McKeay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McKeay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:18,122,947588,089
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
England21:27,859,030389,889
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland231:192,6039,322
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

McKeay Last Name Facts

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

The surname McKeay is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of McKeay.

How Common Is The Last Name McKeay? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,776,799th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 59 percent of McKeay reside; 59 percent reside in Australasia and 59 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname McKeay is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 18,122,947. In The United States McKeay is mostly concentrated in: California, where 85 percent reside and New Mexico, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States McKeay is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 35 percent reside and Australia, where 24 percent reside.

McKeay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McKeay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McKeay last name rose 333 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 85 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McKeay Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Presbyterian (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McKeay surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

McKeay earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 49.81% less than the national average, earning $21,656 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McEay911/
McKeey8310/
McKeye835/
McKiea833/
Mckaey832/
McEuay831/
Mckiey831/
McEaey831/
McCeay831/
McGeay830/
McHeay830/
McGeahy778/
McKahey774/
McCkeey771/
McKiiey771/
McKeeha771/
McGehay770/
McKeehy770/
McKayie770/
Mkeha73206/
Mkeah7311/
Mkaoy7310/
Mkeye732/
M'Kea732/
Mkaye731/
McEoy731/
McAoy731/
McUey731/
McOey731/
McAey730/
McGey730/
McGea730/
McKeehad712/
McGoey67583/
McCoey6770/
McKaie6718/
Mkayei679/
McKyes677/
Mkhaye673/
McCkie672/
McKaee672/
McAyoy672/
McEhoy671/
McAuay671/
McGeea671/
Mkaiya671/
McKaae671/
McKeei671/
McKyee671/
McQuea671/
McAuoy671/
McCaoy671/
McCeha671/
McEuoy671/
Mkaaya671/
McKaui671/
McEaha671/
Mkeaju671/
McKawe671/
Mc'kie671/
McAuey671/
Mcjayy671/
Mkheea671/
Mkeiya671/
Mkijey671/
McEaee671/
McKowe670/
McKoye670/
McAyie670/
McKias670/
McAhey670/
McAooy670/
McKeie670/
McEooy670/
McGaoy670/
McOwey670/
McChea670/
McKiah670/
McKeue670/
McGeha670/
McEhey670/
McKihe670/

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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
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  • 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 McKeay
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