McLearn Surname

1,032,007th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 244 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

McLearn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McLearn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada2411:152,88615,553
United States1391:2,607,618157,688
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland201:221,49310,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland871:43,0253,165
England361:677,09432,515
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:809,97950,387

McLearn Last Name Facts

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

The surname McLearn is found in Canada more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of McLearn click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McLearn? popularity and diffusion

McLearn is the 1,032,007th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,866,991 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 156 percent of McLearn reside; 156 percent reside in North America and 155 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most prevalent in Canada, where it is borne by 241 people, or 1 in 152,886. In Canada it is most prevalent in: Nova Scotia, where 48 percent live, Saskatchewan, where 31 percent live and British Columbia, where 12 percent live. Beside Canada McLearn exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 57 percent live and Scotland, where 1 percent live.

McLearn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McLearn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McLearn surname grew 224 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 98 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 95 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it contracted 97 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McLearn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (40%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McLearn surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered with the party.

The amount McLearn earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.46% more than the national average, earning $46,369 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.1% less than the national average, earning $42,183 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McClearn93518/
MacLean8659,616/
MacClean80120/
Meaclean806/
MacLlean803/
Mac'lean801/
Macliean801/
McLeon77117/
McLian7711/
MacLeiian751/
Mcclian7137/
Macleon7131/
McCleon7131/
McClaun713/
Makklean671/
McCallian6324/
MacLehone630/
MacIllehhain630/
Macgilleon595/
Meicklejohn563/
McCallion502,879/
Meikleham50172/
Meiklejon5015/

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McLearn Reference & Research

MacLaren 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 McLearn
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