McOwen Surname

520,629th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 625 people bear this surname

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

McOwen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McOwen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5301:683,88554,344
England761:733,13240,828
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Wales71:442,07621,198
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland321:138,4337,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England781:312,50520,777
Scotland231:162,7496,621
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States911:551,85437,927

McOwen (166) may also be a first name.

McOwen Last Name Facts

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

The surname McOwen occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McOwen? popularity and diffusion

McOwen is the 520,629th most frequently held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 11,660,073 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of McOwen reside; 84 percent reside in North America and 84 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 710,504th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 166 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 530 people, or 1 in 683,885. In The United States McOwen is most frequent in: California, where 12 percent are found, Ohio, where 11 percent are found and Florida, where 10 percent are found. Apart from The United States McOwen is found in 14 countries. It is also common in England, where 12 percent are found and South Africa, where 6 percent are found.

McOwen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McOwen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McOwen surname increased 582 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 3 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 48 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McOwen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the McOwen surname is predominantly Catholic (97%) in Ireland.

In The United States McOwen are 22.2% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.97% being registered with the party.

The amount McOwen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 225.56% more than the national average, earning R 773,664 per year and in United States they earn 15.45% more than the national average, earning $49,816 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McKowen92727/
MacOwen926/
MacCowen862/
McCown836,886/
McKown835,029/
Macown8318/
McKeown7723,749/
McCowan776,400/
MacGown77154/
Macoben77103/
Mackown7797/
MacCown771/
Mokawen771/
Makowen770/
MacQuown7113/
Mokowene711/
Makouwen711/
Mokoswen711/
MacKawen710/
Makown67187/
McIven670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McOwen
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