McMillen Surname

35,779th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,751 people bear this surname

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

McMillen Surname Definition:

(Scottish) The son of the bald, or tonsured, one.

McMillen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States14,2941:25,3573,196
Canada4651:79,2388,877
Northern Ireland2851:6,4741,166
Australia2381:113,42712,604
England1621:343,93925,007
Ireland301:156,9657,012
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Scotland221:243,35512,191
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Wales121:257,87814,969
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belize11:355,4743,977
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3341:13,2631,761
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1201:203,12816,084
Scotland891:42,0593,125
Isle of Man31:18,0901,402
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,6511:10,7971,415

McMillen (28) may also be a first name.

McMillen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scottish) The son of the bald, or tonsured, one.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

McMillen Last Name Facts

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

The surname McMillen is most common in The United States. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McMillen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 35,779th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 494,037 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of McMillen live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America. McMillen is also the 1,994,417th most frequently used forename throughout the world, borne by 28 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 14,294 people, or 1 in 25,357. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Ohio, where 9 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States it occurs in 37 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 2 percent are found.

McMillen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McMillen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McMillen surname rose 307 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 135 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 91 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McMillen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the McMillen surname is primarily Presbyterian (62%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McMillen surname are 21.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.11% being registered with the political party.

The amount McMillen earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 20.45% less than the national average, earning R 189,048 per year; in United States they earn 3.01% less than the national average, earning $41,850 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.79% less than the national average, earning $48,794 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacMillen94281/
McMillean940/
McMilln936/
MacKmillen891/
McMillan8884,611/
McMillin887,909/
MacMilln881/
MacMillin82149/
McMillain8227/
Makmillen824/
MacMillion781/
McMellan7539/
MacKmillion740/

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McMillen 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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