McMillain Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

McMillain Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McMillain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

McMillain Last Name Facts

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

The surname McMillain occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of McMillain.

How Common Is The Last Name McMillain? popularity and diffusion

The last name McMillain is the 3,798,600th most frequently used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 89 percent of McMillain are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname McMillain is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 13,940,728. In The United States it is most prevalent in: North Carolina, where 23 percent live, Tennessee, where 15 percent live and New York, where 8 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 4 percent live and Scotland, where 4 percent live.

McMillain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McMillain has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McMillain surname decreased 57 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McMillain Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States McMillain are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

McMillain earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.2% less than the national average, earning $29,257 USD per year.

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McMillain 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 McMillain
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