McKerney Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

McKerney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McKerney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States731:4,965,191254,179
England211:2,653,24194,788
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland191:233,15110,389
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:564,25538,527

McKerney Last Name Facts

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

The last name McKerney is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of McKerney click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McKerney? popularity and diffusion

McKerney is the 1,849,867th most common family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. McKerney occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of McKerney live; 73 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 73 people, or 1 in 4,965,191. In The United States McKerney is most frequent in: Washington, where 40 percent are found, California, where 34 percent are found and Alaska, where 10 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 21 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

McKerney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McKerney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McKerney last name fell 18 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 105 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McKerney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McKerney surname are 31.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 78.57% being registered with the political party.

McKerney earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year.

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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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  • 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 McKerney
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