McKervill Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

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

McKervill Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McKervill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
England31:18,572,686338,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland241:184,5789,087
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

McKervill Last Name Facts

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

The surname McKervill occurs more in Northern Ireland more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of McKervill.

How Common Is The Last Name McKervill? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,730,171st most numerous family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of McKervill live; 54 percent live in Northern Europe and 54 percent live in British Isles.

McKervill is most frequent in Northern Ireland, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 153,753. In Northern Ireland it is mostly found in: Ulster, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Northern Ireland this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 32 percent are found and Australia, where 25 percent are found.

McKervill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McKervill has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McKervill Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Anglican (59%) in Ireland.

McKervill earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 1.73% more than the national average, earning $50,545 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McKervail895/
McGervill890/
McCervill890/
McArvill822/
McCarvill78255/
McCorvill780/
McReville780/
McErvel758/
McArvail7126/
McCarvil7114/
McIrvail710/
McRevelle670/
McCorvell670/
McArvel630/
McCarvel59226/
McCorvel591/

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McKervill Reference & Research

McCarville McCarvell FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 McKervill
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis