McPhail Surname
Approximately 12,414 people bear this surname
McPhail Surname Definition:
(Celtic+Latin) Son of Paul, q.v. [Gaelic Mac Phail, genit. of Pàl]
Read More About This SurnameMcPhail Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,519 | 1:48,206 | 5,841 |
| Canada | 2,472 | 1:14,905 | 2,183 |
| Australia | 1,603 | 1:16,841 | 2,369 |
| Scotland | 1,583 | 1:3,382 | 595 |
| England | 1,092 | 1:51,024 | 6,309 |
| New Zealand | 546 | 1:8,294 | 1,412 |
| South Africa | 210 | 1:257,989 | 26,009 |
| Grenada | 34 | 1:3,192 | 489 |
| Venezuela | 31 | 1:974,325 | 14,902 |
| Jamaica | 31 | 1:92,579 | 4,005 |
| Ireland | 31 | 1:151,901 | 6,891 |
| Wales | 30 | 1:103,151 | 8,167 |
| Zimbabwe | 30 | 1:514,608 | 41,883 |
| Bermuda | 15 | 1:4,352 | 690 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Northern Ireland | 8 | 1:230,630 | 10,839 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Costa Rica | 6 | 1:796,678 | 5,462 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 38 | 1:116,575 | 6,975 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 3,016 | 1:1,241 | 219 |
| England | 234 | 1:104,168 | 10,414 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,084 | 1:46,327 | 5,336 |
McPhail (12) may also be a first name.
McPhail Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic+Latin) Son of Paul, q.v. [Gaelic Mac Phail, genit. of Pàl]
(Scottish) The son of Paul (small).
User-submitted Reference
The Surname is Scottish Gaelic in origin, its meaning is 'son of Paul', it first appears in Scottish history in connection with a pirate in the 1300s. The McPhails were part of the clan Chattan confederation and their ancestral lands were close to Inverness in the Scottish Highlands.
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McPhail Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McPhail Come From? nationality or country of origin
McPhail is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of McPhail.
How Common Is The Last Name McPhail? popularity and diffusion
The last name McPhail is the 42,076th most widely held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 587,043 people. The last name McPhail occurs mostly in The Americas, where 81 percent of McPhail are found; 81 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America. McPhail is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 12 people.
The last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 7,519 people, or 1 in 48,206. In The United States McPhail is most numerous in: Texas, where 9 percent reside, North Carolina, where 9 percent reside and Mississippi, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 49 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 20 percent reside and Australia, where 13 percent reside.
McPhail Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of McPhail has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McPhail surname increased 694 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 48 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 467 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 18 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 3,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.
McPhail Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the McPhail last name is primarily Anglican (61%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the McPhail surname are 3.67% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.44% being registered with the political party.
The amount McPhail earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 118.17% more than the national average, earning R 518,460 per year; in United States they earn 0.85% more than the national average, earning $43,515 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.16% more than the national average, earning $51,750 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| MacPhail | 93 | 5,544 | / |
| Mcphil | 92 | 22 | / |
| McPhaul | 86 | 1,544 | / |
| McPhill | 86 | 10 | / |
| MacPhil | 86 | 7 | / |
| Mcphile | 86 | 1 | / |
| MacPhaille | 82 | 7 | / |
| Macphall | 80 | 17 | / |
| MacPhaul | 80 | 11 | / |
| MacPhale | 80 | 2 | / |
| MacPheil | 80 | 2 | / |
| MacPhill | 80 | 1 | / |
| MacFail | 71 | 11 | / |
| MacPheld | 67 | 1 | / |
| MacPhele | 67 | 1 | / |
| McFall | 62 | 11,742 | / |
| McFaul | 62 | 1,971 | / |
| MacFal | 62 | 4 | / |
| Makfil | 62 | 3 | / |
| Mcfill | 62 | 2 | / |
| Macfil | 62 | 1 | / |
| McFoil | 62 | 0 | / |
| Mockfeasil | 59 | 0 | / |
| MacFall | 57 | 235 | / |
| MacFaul | 57 | 17 | / |
| Macfale | 57 | 4 | / |
| Macfill | 57 | 1 | / |
| Macfild | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mackfall | 53 | 88 | / |
| Makfaiil | 53 | 4 | / |
| MacFaull | 53 | 3 | / |
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