McKenlay Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

McKenlay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McKenlay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:1,921,31276,208
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

McKenlay Last Name Facts

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

The last name McKenlay occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McKenlay? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,543,123rd most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of McKenlay live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 1,921,312. In England it is most common in: Leicestershire, where 45 percent are found, Kent, where 31 percent are found and Staffordshire, where 14 percent are found. Outside of England McKenlay occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

McKenlay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McKenlay has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the McKenlay surname rose 483 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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
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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 McKenlay
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