McKechnie Surname

69,667th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

McKechnie Surname Definition:

MACKEEKINE: A form of Maceachan, which see, recorded in Glasgow.

McKechnie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2,2151:2,417447
United States1,8951:191,27118,939
England1,6271:34,2464,521
Canada1,1471:32,1234,173
Australia1,0271:26,2863,576
South Africa4081:132,78815,487
New Zealand3101:14,6072,564
Ireland711:66,3234,252
Northern Ireland471:39,2563,678
Wales321:96,7047,743
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Jersey51:19,8403,614
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
France11:66,422,722504,397
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland391:113,5866,892
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2,0861:1,794328
England1631:149,54213,222
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1451:346,33626,593

McKechnie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACKEEKINE: A form of Maceachan, which see, recorded in Glasgow.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

McKechnie Last Name Facts

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

The surname McKechnie is found most in Scotland. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McKechnie? popularity and diffusion

It is the 69,667th most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,025,548 people. McKechnie occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of McKechnie reside; 56 percent reside in Northern Europe and 56 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most commonly used in Scotland, where it is borne by 2,215 people, or 1 in 2,417. In Scotland it is mostly found in: Glasgow City, where 18 percent live, South Lanarkshire, where 12 percent live and Renfrewshire, where 8 percent live. Barring Scotland it is found in 46 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent live and England, where 23 percent live.

McKechnie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McKechnie has changed over time. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname increased 106 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,307 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 998 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 182 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McKechnie Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Presbyterian (76%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McKechnie last name are 5.16% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.39% registered with the party.

The amount McKechnie earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 106.56% more than the national average, earning R 490,872 per year; in United States they earn 14.4% more than the national average, earning $49,364 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.76% more than the national average, earning $53,043 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacKechnie95930/
MacKechnnie901/
McKechney8968/
Makechnie8928/
MacKechnieii861/
MacKechney8434/
MacEchney782/
MacKecney781/
Makechney780/
Mokhachne671/
Makhazni595/
Mokhazni594/
Makazni501/

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McKechnie Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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