McKiernan Surname

107,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,328 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

McKiernan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McKiernan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1641:114,55712,385
Ireland1,2201:3,860666
England6941:80,2858,931
Australia3791:71,2298,422
Northern Ireland1941:9,5101,530
Canada1501:245,63723,369
Scotland771:69,5305,379
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Norway81:642,78647,258
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Wales51:618,90625,852
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
China21:683,660,78330,601
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland6411:6,9111,086
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England671:363,81122,769
Scotland211:178,2486,976
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3161:158,92014,556

McKiernan Last Name Facts

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

The last name McKiernan occurs most in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McKiernan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 107,732nd most prevalent family name globally, held by around 1 in 1,683,814 people. McKiernan occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of McKiernan are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 3,164 people, or 1 in 114,557. In The United States McKiernan is mostly concentrated in: California, where 12 percent live, Connecticut, where 6 percent live and Massachusetts, where 5 percent live. Not including The United States this surname exists in 29 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 28 percent live and England, where 16 percent live.

McKiernan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McKiernan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,001 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 190 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it grew 1,036 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 367 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 29 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McKiernan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (96%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McKiernan surname are 1.45% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.68% registered to vote for the party.

The amount McKiernan earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 18.98% more than the national average, earning $51,338 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.18% more than the national average, earning $58,220 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacKiernan9568/
McKernan945,865/
McKirnan9458/
McKeirnan89317/
Mackernan8920/
MacKirnan891/
MacKeirnan841/
MacKiernen841/
Mackiernon841/
Mokernan824/
McHernan821/
Mokeirnan781/
MacKearnin742/
McHarnon590/

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McKiernan Reference & Research

MacTighernan DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

MacTighernan 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 McKiernan
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