McKerrow Surname

303,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Scotland

McKerrow Surname Definition:

MACKERROW: A surname in Ayrshire, Dumfriesshire, and Galloway. It has been explained in WScot. as Gaelic Mac Cearrach, Irish Mac Cearrbhaich, 'son of the gamestei ' Woulfe says = Gaelic Mac Ciothruadha, 'son of Ciotliruaidh,' a name of Norse origin.

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McKerrow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia3931:68,6918,159
United States3791:956,35671,269
Scotland1831:29,2563,059
New Zealand1521:29,7925,213
England1311:425,32928,711
Canada1031:357,72432,292
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Wales101:309,45316,869
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
India51:153,413,076951,030
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2641:14,1791,621
England841:290,18319,896
Wales101:156,8426,008
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

McKerrow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACKERROW: A surname in Ayrshire, Dumfriesshire, and Galloway. It has been explained in WScot. as Gaelic Mac Cearrach, Irish Mac Cearrbhaich, 'son of the gamestei ' Woulfe says = Gaelic Mac Ciothruadha, 'son of Ciotliruaidh,' a name of Norse origin. A writer in WScot. says probably for MacJerrow, the j being lost.

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

(Celtic) Son OF Kerrow, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

McKerrow Last Name Facts

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

The surname McKerrow is found in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McKerrow? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 303,787th most prevalent last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 5,839,380 people. The last name McKerrow is mostly found in Oceania, where 44 percent of McKerrow reside; 44 percent reside in Australasia and 44 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name is most frequently held in Australia, where it is borne by 393 people, or 1 in 68,691. In Australia McKerrow is primarily concentrated in: New South Wales, where 34 percent reside, Victoria, where 24 percent reside and Queensland, where 24 percent reside. Not including Australia this surname exists in 24 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Scotland, where 15 percent reside.

McKerrow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McKerrow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McKerrow last name grew 1,354 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 31 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it grew 156 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McKerrow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McKerrow last name are 25.11% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.88% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McKerrow earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 21.9% more than the national average, earning R 289,692 per year; in United States they earn 8.97% more than the national average, earning $47,018 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.39% more than the national average, earning $67,762 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacKerrow9431/
MacKerow880/
Makarrow751/
Madkerow751/
Mokierow751/
MacArrow750/
MacKerraf711/
Mokerov67893/
Makerov67617/
Makarow67515/
Makorow6722/
Mokorow6716/
MacArow6711/
Mokarow677/
Makerof671/
Macerov671/

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