McKegan Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Scotland

McKegan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McKegan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland101:374,32210,959
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

McKegan Last Name Facts

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

The surname McKegan is most common in Canada. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McKegan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 125 percent of McKegan are found; 125 percent are found in North America and 125 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname McKegan is most commonly occurring in Canada, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 9,211,398. In Canada it is mostly found in: Ontario, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Canada this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 50 percent live and England, where 25 percent live.

McKegan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McKegan has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people bearing the McKegan surname declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 96 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McKegan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the McKegan last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

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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 McKegan
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