McLernan Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

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

McLernan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McLernan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
England61:9,286,343223,652
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland181:246,10410,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland321:116,9765,458
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

McLernan Last Name Facts

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

The last name McLernan is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McLernan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,020,555th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. McLernan occurs mostly in The Americas, where 62 percent of McLernan reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 5,846,112. In The United States McLernan is most common in: Virginia, where 15 percent live, Florida, where 13 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 21 percent live and Canada, where 20 percent live.

McLernan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McLernan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McLernan surname rose 517 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 44 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it decreased 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McLernan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McLernan surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount McLernan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 259.23% more than the national average, earning R 853,656 per year; in United States they earn 9.34% less than the national average, earning $39,121 USD per year and in Canada they earn 84.31% more than the national average, earning $91,569 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McKlernan943/
McLearnan940/
McClearnan891/
McLernon881,052/
McLarnan88221/
McLornan8868/
McClarnan8269/
McLearnon8251/
McLarnean825/
McLlernon821/
McClornan820/
McLerrnon820/
McLarnon751,463/
Mshlrnan751/
McLornon750/
McClarnon71683/
McLlarnon714/
McClornon710/
McClarnnon670/

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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 McLernan
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