McMichael Surname

45,188th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,485 people bear this surname

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

McMichael Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Son of Michael, q.v.

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McMichael Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,2611:35,3244,408
Australia4051:66,6567,947
Canada4021:91,65610,045
Scotland3701:14,4701,837
England3681:151,40814,447
Northern Ireland2471:7,4701,286
New Zealand781:58,0559,120
South Africa491:1,105,66765,349
Philippines271:3,749,564153,425
France181:3,690,151224,666
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Guam11:160,1214,893
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2831:15,6531,969
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland3501:10,6951,338
England1191:204,83516,153
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0761:24,1903,006

McMichael (33) may also be a first name.

McMichael Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Son of Michael, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

User-submitted Reference

(Scottish + Hebrew) The son of the one more famous and powerful than Yahweh.

- dinn315

McMichael Last Name Facts

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

The surname McMichael is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of McMichael.

How Common Is The Last Name McMichael? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 45,188th most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 634,527 people. The last name McMichael is predominantly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of McMichael reside; 79 percent reside in North America and 79 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,807,719th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 33 people.

McMichael is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 10,261 people, or 1 in 35,324. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Georgia, where 8 percent live, Texas, where 8 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 39 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 4 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

McMichael Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McMichael has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McMichael last name expanded 494 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 106 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 309 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McMichael Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (37%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McMichael last name are 18.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.95% registered with the party.

The amount McMichael earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 36.8% less than the national average, earning R 150,180 per year; in United States they earn 6.19% more than the national average, earning $45,822 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.57% more than the national average, earning $51,955 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacMichael95712/
Micmichael952/
McMichaeal951/
McMichaell951/
McMmichael951/
McCmichael951/
Mcmaichael951/
McMiachael950/
McMichaelw950/
MacMicael895/
Makmichael841/

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