McPhan Surname

794,916th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 354 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

McPhan Surname Definition:

MACPHUN, MaCfun, MaCfunn: Variants of Macmunn, q. v. Neill M'Phune or M'Phuney and Archibald M'Phunie or M'Phuny appear in Dunnamuke, 1672 (HP., II. p. 207,216). Duncan M'Ilfun in Polfuill, Kilfinan, 1686 (Argyll). John M'Fun in Soccoth in Stracher, 1694 (Argyll Inv), John M'Funie in Stracher parish, 1695 (Argyll), and Adam M'Phunn in the parish of Inveray, 1762 (Kilbarchan).

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McPhan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2871:94,06210,731
United States671:5,409,835270,257
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
England11:24,375,369195,128

McPhan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACPHUN, MaCfun, MaCfunn: Variants of Macmunn, q. v. Neill M'Phune or M'Phuney and Archibald M'Phunie or M'Phuny appear in Dunnamuke, 1672 (HP., II. p. 207,216). Duncan M'Ilfun in Polfuill, Kilfinan, 1686 (Argyll). John M'Fun in Soccoth in Stracher, 1694 (Argyll Inv), John M'Funie in Stracher parish, 1695 (Argyll), and Adam M'Phunn in the parish of Inveray, 1762 (Kilbarchan). The name of Andrew Macpuhan, an exiled Covenanter from Kirkcudbright, 1679 (Hanna, II, p. 254), may be an error for Macphun. W. R. M'Phun was the Glasgow publisher of Macleod and Dewar's Gaelic dictionary, 1853.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

McPhan Last Name Facts

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

The last name McPhan is most common in Australia. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of McPhan.

How Common Is The Last Name McPhan? popularity and diffusion

The surname McPhan is the 794,916th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 20,586,288 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 81 percent of McPhan live; 81 percent live in Australasia and 81 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname McPhan is most frequently used in Australia, where it is held by 287 people, or 1 in 94,062. In Australia McPhan is primarily found in: New South Wales, where 45 percent are found, Victoria, where 41 percent are found and Queensland, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Australia it occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent are found.

McPhan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the McPhan surname are 25.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 78.57% registered with the party.

McPhan earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.68% less than the national average, earning $32,068 USD per year.

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