McMillan Surname
Approximately 84,611 people bear this surname
McMillan Surname Definition:
(Scottish) The son of the bald, or tonsured, one.
McMillan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 52,737 | 1:6,873 | 810 |
| Canada | 10,697 | 1:3,444 | 442 |
| Australia | 10,466 | 1:2,579 | 345 |
| Scotland | 9,413 | 1:569 | 74 |
| England | 8,168 | 1:6,822 | 990 |
| New Zealand | 3,452 | 1:1,312 | 144 |
| Northern Ireland | 1,060 | 1:1,741 | 365 |
| South Africa | 846 | 1:64,040 | 8,051 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 652 | 1:2,092 | 353 |
| Wales | 220 | 1:14,066 | 1,545 |
| Jamaica | 215 | 1:13,349 | 1,329 |
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| Thailand | 162 | 1:436,039 | 76,421 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Ireland | 139 | 1:33,877 | 2,850 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 124 | 1:909 | 199 |
| Grenada | 88 | 1:1,233 | 232 |
| Germany | 68 | 1:1,183,904 | 77,258 |
| Singapore | 64 | 1:86,058 | 3,478 |
| Spain | 58 | 1:806,070 | 33,159 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| France | 49 | 1:1,355,566 | 135,191 |
| Cayman Islands | 38 | 1:1,681 | 216 |
| Brazil | 37 | 1:5,785,793 | 142,916 |
| Guernsey | 37 | 1:1,742 | 400 |
| Netherlands | 35 | 1:482,491 | 46,668 |
| Malaysia | 28 | 1:1,053,365 | 46,873 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Norway | 20 | 1:257,114 | 27,149 |
| Mexico | 19 | 1:6,532,958 | 32,927 |
| Zimbabwe | 19 | 1:812,539 | 55,590 |
| Panama | 17 | 1:230,133 | 6,157 |
| Philippines | 17 | 1:5,955,190 | 180,670 |
| Denmark | 15 | 1:376,314 | 25,792 |
| Japan | 14 | 1:9,131,735 | 44,780 |
| China | 13 | 1:105,178,582 | 5,529 |
| Cyprus | 13 | 1:68,067 | 7,075 |
| Isle of Man | 13 | 1:6,602 | 1,513 |
| Chile | 12 | 1:1,468,040 | 24,959 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| British Virgin Islands | 10 | 1:3,159 | 366 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| Jersey | 10 | 1:9,920 | 2,003 |
| Liberia | 10 | 1:440,854 | 21,753 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Peru | 7 | 1:4,540,589 | 34,489 |
| Belize | 6 | 1:59,246 | 2,743 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Burundi | 4 | 1:2,451,213 | 1,279 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Saint Lucia | 4 | 1:44,695 | 2,207 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Falkland Islands | 1 | 1:3,132 | 317 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Montserrat | 1 | 1:4,947 | 471 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 871 | 1:5,086 | 854 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 10,884 | 1:344 | 54 |
| England | 1,589 | 1:15,340 | 2,273 |
| Wales | 33 | 1:47,528 | 2,451 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,318 | 1:6,037 | 757 |
McMillan (1,711) may also be a first name.
McMillan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Scottish) The son of the bald, or tonsured, one.
McMillan Demographics
Average Male McMillan Height
177.09 cm
Average Female McMillan Height
161.3 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
McMillan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McMillan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name McMillan occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of McMillan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name McMillan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,681st most frequently held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 86,130 people. The last name McMillan occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of McMillan live; 65 percent live in North America and 65 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 185,659th most frequent forename at a global level, borne by 1,711 people.
The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 52,737 people, or 1 in 6,873. In The United States McMillan is mostly found in: North Carolina, where 9 percent live, Florida, where 6 percent live and Georgia, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account The United States McMillan exists in 111 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 13 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.
McMillan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of McMillan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McMillan last name increased 634 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 14 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 514 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 667 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 84 percent between 1901 and 2014.
McMillan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the McMillan surname is primarily Presbyterian (71%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the McMillan surname are 11.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.31% registered with the party.
The amount McMillan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.72% more than the national average, earning 379,732 kr per year; in Peru they earn 35.27% more than the national average, earning S/. 26,222 per year; in South Africa they earn 78.15% more than the national average, earning R 423,360 per year; in United States they earn 4.19% less than the national average, earning $41,340 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.51% more than the national average, earning $50,435 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| MacMillan | 94 | 27,673 | / |
| McMillain | 94 | 27 | / |
| McMillean | 94 | 0 | / |
| McMilln | 93 | 6 | / |
| Macmillian | 89 | 561 | / |
| Mackmillan | 89 | 238 | / |
| MacMillain | 89 | 2 | / |
| MacMillann | 89 | 1 | / |
| Macmillean | 89 | 1 | / |
| MacMilllan | 89 | 1 | / |
| MacMmillan | 89 | 1 | / |
| McMillen | 88 | 14,751 | / |
| McMillin | 88 | 7,909 | / |
| McMillon | 88 | 4,047 | / |
| McMellan | 88 | 39 | / |
| MacMilln | 88 | 1 | / |
| Macmilliane | 84 | 1 | / |
| MacKmillian | 84 | 1 | / |
| MacMillen | 82 | 281 | / |
| MacMillin | 82 | 149 | / |
| MacMillon | 82 | 15 | / |
| MacMillam | 82 | 7 | / |
| Macmellan | 82 | 4 | / |
| Makmillan | 82 | 2 | / |
| Macmllian | 82 | 1 | / |
| Macmillanová | 80 | 1 | / |
| MacMilliam | 78 | 4 | / |
| Mackmillam | 78 | 1 | / |
| MacMillion | 78 | 1 | / |
| MacKmillen | 78 | 1 | / |
| McMellon | 75 | 701 | / |
| MacKmillion | 74 | 0 | / |
| MacMellon | 71 | 7 | / |
| Makmillen | 71 | 4 | / |
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McMillan Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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