McLaird Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

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

McLaird Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McLaird Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1441:2,517,076153,460
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
England81:6,964,757184,742
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

McLaird Last Name Facts

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

McLaird is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McLaird? popularity and diffusion

The last name McLaird is the 1,422,956th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 47,944,381 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 102 percent of McLaird reside; 102 percent reside in North America and 102 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 144 people, or 1 in 2,517,076. In The United States McLaird is most numerous in: Missouri, where 24 percent are found, Minnesota, where 20 percent are found and California, where 15 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 7 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

McLaird Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McLaird has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McLaird surname increased 1,600 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McLaird Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the McLaird surname are 9.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McLaird earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.4% less than the national average, earning $39,956 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.12% more than the national average, earning $55,206 CAD per year.

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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 McLaird
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