McNaill Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

McNaill Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McNaill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland81:467,90212,875
England51:4,875,074116,529

McNaill Last Name Facts

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

The last name McNaill is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McNaill? popularity and diffusion

McNaill is the 8,968,613th most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname McNaill occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of McNaill live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Michigan, where 33 percent are found, Missouri, where 33 percent are found and South Carolina, where 33 percent are found. Beside The United States McNaill is found in one country. It is also found in England, where 25 percent are found.

McNaill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McNaill has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the McNaill surname declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McNaill Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McNall921,305/
McNaull86192/
McNeall86116/
McNalle862/
McNallt861/
McNuill860/
McNaiel860/
McKnall860/
McNaile860/
Mc'neill803/
McCneill802/
McKneill801/
McNneill801/
McNeiall801/
McKniell800/
McNaul77358/
McNael774/
McNalt771/
McNuil770/
McNatl770/
McKennall757/
McKinnall750/
McNichill750/
McNeile71165/
McKneil7118/
McNaule719/
McNelle715/
McNyell715/
McKneal713/
McCneal713/
McCneil712/
McNault712/
McNneal712/
McNeell711/
McNieal711/
Msneall711/
McNeial710/
McNetil710/
McKnalt710/
McNeeal710/
McNeild710/
McKennal676/
McNichel671/
McKnelle670/
McNowell670/
McKinnal670/
McKneale670/

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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 McNaill
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