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
The surname McPhail is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of McPhail click here.
How Common Is The Last Name McPhail? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 42,076th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 587,043 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of McPhail reside; 81 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent given name internationally, borne by 12 people.
McPhail is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 7,519 people, or 1 in 48,206. In The United States McPhail is primarily found in: Texas, where 9 percent reside, North Carolina, where 9 percent reside and Mississippi, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name is found 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 over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 694 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 48 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 467 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 18 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 3,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.
McPhail Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Anglican (61%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the McPhail surname are 3.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.44% being registered to vote for 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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