McKewn Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

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

McKewn Surname Definition:

Pronounced Keône, contracted from MacEoin, ‘Johns Son'. 'In the province of Ulster the English family of Bissett, seated in the Glins, in the County of Antrim, assumed the Irish surname of MacEoin, MaKeon, from an ancestor Huan, or John, Bissett'.

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McKewn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
Scotland221:170,1466,794
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

McKewn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Pronounced Keône, contracted from MacEoin, ‘Johns Son'. 'In the province of Ulster the English family of Bissett, seated in the Glins, in the County of Antrim, assumed the Irish surname of MacEoin, MaKeon, from an ancestor Huan, or John, Bissett'.

Patrick McJon was one of the twenty-four 'Keys of Mann' in 1418.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

McKewn Last Name Facts

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

McKewn is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of McKewn click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McKewn? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,532,898th most prevalent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of McKewn live; 95 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 20,136,607. In The United States McKewn is primarily found in: New York, where 33 percent are found, South Carolina, where 28 percent are found and Virginia, where 17 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 5 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

McKewn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McKewn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McKewn last name decreased 62 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 97 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McKewn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

McKewn earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McKewen92605/
McKewan92132/
Mackewn9272/
MacKewen8625/
McEwan8319,223/
McEwen8316,038/
McEwin83802/
Mackown7797/
McKiven7737/
McEween777/
McKevin774/
Macewwn772/
McKeven772/
MacEwin771/
Makewin771/
Makewen770/
Mackeben71117/
Moskewen718/
McKeeven714/
McKeavin713/
MacGewen711/
McKeevin710/
McKeevan710/
McKeiven710/
MacGewin710/
Makown67187/
McEvan6734/
McEven6729/
Macown6718/
MacKeeven670/
McIven670/
MacKhayben631/
Makawin628/
Makowin621/
MacCown621/
Makohwn621/
McKivin620/
McKavin620/
MacQuown5713/
Moskewem572/
Makkawin571/
Meikawin571/
Maquiewen531/
McIvan507/

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