McNicol Surname

108,089th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

McNicol Surname Definition:

(Celtic + Greek) Son of Nic(h)ol, a diminutive of Nic(h)olas, q.v.

McNicol Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1,3851:3,866679
Australia9771:27,6313,752
United States9371:386,82934,050
England7911:70,4408,098
Canada5791:63,6377,430
New Zealand1911:23,7084,155
South Africa941:576,35944,560
Trinidad and Tobago431:31,7203,224
Wales281:110,5198,545
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
France61:11,070,454349,096
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland211:210,9469,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1,5581:2,403429
England1141:213,81916,577
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1401:358,70527,299

McNicol Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic + Greek) Son of Nic(h)ol, a diminutive of Nic(h)olas, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

McNicol Last Name Facts

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

McNicol is more commonly found in Scotland than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McNicol? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 108,089th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,691,238 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 52 percent of McNicol reside; 52 percent reside in Northern Europe and 51 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly held in Scotland, where it is borne by 1,385 people, or 1 in 3,866. In Scotland it is most numerous in: Glasgow City, where 18 percent live, North Lanarkshire, where 9 percent live and South Lanarkshire, where 9 percent live. Excluding Scotland this last name is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 22 percent live.

McNicol Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McNicol has changed through the years. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname declined 11 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 669 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 694 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McNicol Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Presbyterian (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McNicol surname are 19.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.16% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McNicol earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 31.67% more than the national average, earning 455,687 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 115.39% more than the national average, earning R 511,860 per year; in United States they earn 7.39% more than the national average, earning $46,339 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.88% more than the national average, earning $56,580 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McNiccol930/
McNicholl88981/
Mc'nicoll882/
McNichool880/
McNickoll880/
McNikol861/
McNical860/
McNicall801/
McNichal801/
McNikhol801/
McNickal800/
McNichul800/
McNickale750/

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