McLarkey Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ireland

McLarkey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McLarkey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:4,286,005132,302
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Ireland101:470,89415,820
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland81:467,90212,875
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

McLarkey Last Name Facts

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

The surname McLarkey occurs most in England. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McLarkey? popularity and diffusion

McLarkey is the 3,882,373rd most frequently held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of McLarkey live; 88 percent live in Northern Europe and 88 percent live in British Isles.

The last name McLarkey is most widely held in England, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 4,286,005. In England it is primarily found in: Derbyshire, where 77 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 23 percent reside. Excluding England it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 50 percent reside and Ireland, where 38 percent reside.

McLarkey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McLarkey has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the McLarkey surname rose 650 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it decreased 52 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 23 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McLarkey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

McLarkey earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.76% more than the national average, earning $45,203 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McClarkey940/
McLarky934/
McLlarky8816/
McLiarky881/
McLarkie880/
McLorkey880/
McClarky880/
McClorkey820/
McLaurker820/
McLorky800/
McClorky750/
McClerky750/

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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
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  • 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 McLarkey
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