McKew Surname

360,343rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,005 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

McKew Surname User-submission:

The surname originates in Ireland and comes from an Anglicisation of the Old Irish 'Aodh' to 'Hugh', the original surname having been 'Mac Aodh' literally meaning 'Son of Fire' became 'M(a)cHugh'. Its thought that the name is to have originally been that of either Manx or Norse settlers in Ireland and its known that the family once had land holdings in Connacht as well as later in Ulster.

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McKew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia5451:49,5336,173
United States2931:1,237,06187,515
England1431:389,63727,109
Northern Ireland361:51,2514,273
Scotland171:314,93014,413
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Wales71:442,07621,198
Panama41:978,06412,245
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland331:134,2387,606
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2041:119,48711,415
Scotland341:110,0955,249
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1321:380,44528,529

McKew Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname originates in Ireland and comes from an Anglicisation of the Old Irish 'Aodh' to 'Hugh', the original surname having been 'Mac Aodh' literally meaning 'Son of Fire' became 'M(a)cHugh'. Its thought that the name is to have originally been that of either Manx or Norse settlers in Ireland and its known that the family once had land holdings in Connacht as well as later in Ulster.

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McKew Last Name Facts

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

The last name McKew is carried by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McKew? popularity and diffusion

It is the 360,343rd most commonly used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 7,251,289 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 54 percent of McKew are found; 54 percent are found in Australasia and 54 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname McKew is most commonly occurring in Australia, where it is carried by 545 people, or 1 in 49,533. In Australia McKew is most common in: Victoria, where 63 percent are found, New South Wales, where 21 percent are found and Queensland, where 12 percent are found. Beside Australia McKew exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent are found and England, where 14 percent are found.

McKew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McKew has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McKew last name increased 222 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 30 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McKew Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Anglican (36%) in Ireland.

In The United States McKew are 0.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.54% being registered with the political party.

The amount McKew earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 50.39% more than the national average, earning R 357,372 per year; in United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.8% less than the national average, earning $47,794 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacKew9187/
MacKeyw830/
Mokew80164/
Makew809/
Mockchew776/
MacKiw73165/
Makeaw73102/
Makewe7329/
Machew7325/
Makeew7313/
Mokeaw732/
Moskew731/
Mokewe731/
Mackev731/
Makkew731/
Maikew731/
Maakewe67107/
Maikeaw6798/
McKeeve6761/
Makkeaw6726/
Macheaw6725/
Mookeaw6710/
Madkeaw674/
Moikeaw672/
Matkeaw672/
McAw672/
Maichew672/
Mackeev672/
Makhiew671/
Macheew671/
Maikiew671/
Modkeaw671/
Mookhew671/
Makhewe671/
Makheaw671/
Maikewe671/
MacChew671/
MacKeef670/

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