McMilan Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

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

McMilan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McMilan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:6,040,982292,121
England321:1,741,18971,393
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland261:143,9706,132
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1171:429,22031,367

McMilan (15) may also be a first name.

McMilan Last Name Facts

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

The last name McMilan occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McMilan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,849,867th most frequently used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of McMilan are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America. McMilan is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 15 people.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 6,040,982. In The United States McMilan is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 12 percent live, Florida, where 10 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Not including The United States this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also common in England, where 32 percent live and Russia, where 12 percent live.

McMilan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McMilan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 49 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 96 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McMilan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McMilan last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McMilan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.22% more than the national average, earning $43,246 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.18% less than the national average, earning $42,640 CAD per year.

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McMilan Reference & Research

MacMillan FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

MacMillan 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 McMilan
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