McKeegan Surname

348,561st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,048 people bear this surname

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

McKeegan Surname Definition:

MACKEEGAN: North Uist surname. See under Mackiegan.

McKeegan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6891:526,06543,864
England2241:248,74120,175
Northern Ireland2081:8,8701,453
Canada1121:328,97830,038
Australia761:355,20729,862
Scotland391:137,2778,372
Wales101:309,45316,869
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2201:20,1362,363
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland111:340,29210,329
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1011:497,21535,030

McKeegan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACKEEGAN: North Uist surname. See under Mackiegan.

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

MACKIEGAN, Mackeegan, Mackeggan: Gaelic MacAodhagain, 'son of Aodhagan,' a diminutive of Aodh. Mackiegans or Mackeegans are an old North Uist family, said to have come from Ireland c. 1600, but the name is found domiciled in the western Highlands before that date. Hew M'Kegane in Coill had a lease in 1567 of certain lands in this island for nineteen years (OPS., II, p. 834,836).

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

McKeegan Last Name Facts

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

The last name McKeegan is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McKeegan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 348,561st most frequently held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,953,765 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 73 percent of McKeegan live; 73 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 689 people, or 1 in 526,065. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 16 percent reside, California, where 12 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in England, where 21 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 20 percent reside.

McKeegan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McKeegan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 682 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 2,036 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 355 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McKeegan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the McKeegan surname is predominantly Catholic (74%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McKeegan surname are 8.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.82% being registered with the political party.

The amount McKeegan earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.97% more than the national average, earning $45,294 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.63% more than the national average, earning $53,475 CAD per year.

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