McParlan Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

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

McParlan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McParlan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:4,072,572219,877
Canada751:491,27542,011
Northern Ireland351:52,7154,341
England201:2,785,90397,972
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland261:170,3798,688
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

McParlan Last Name Facts

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

The last name McParlan occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of McParlan.

How Common Is The Last Name McParlan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,727,723rd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 146 percent of McParlan live; 146 percent live in North America and 146 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 89 people, or 1 in 4,072,572. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Michigan, where 72 percent are found, Minnesota, where 13 percent are found and Indiana, where 9 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 67 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 31 percent are found.

McParlan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McParlan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McParlan last name rose 162 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 17 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 96 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McParlan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the McParlan surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McParlan last name are 20.96% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 74.19% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McParlan earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.84% more than the national average, earning $48,259 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.06% more than the national average, earning $57,663 CAD per year.

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McParlan Reference & Research

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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 McParlan
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