McPhederan Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

McPhederan Surname Definition:

MACPHEDRAN, Macphedron, Macphedran: Gaelic MacPheadarain, 'Son of little Peter, ' or 'Peterkin' from Gaelic Peadair, with diminutive -an."The M'Pheidirans of Argyle-shire own themselves to be originally" Macaulays (Enquiry, p. 100). The native home of the Clan Pheadirean (Patersons) was on the north side of Lochfyne, where they were formerly numerous (CG, II, p.

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McPhederan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland81:467,90212,875

McPhederan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACPHEDRAN, Macphedron, Macphedran: Gaelic MacPheadarain, 'Son of little Peter, ' or 'Peterkin' from Gaelic Peadair, with diminutive -an."The M'Pheidirans of Argyle-shire own themselves to be originally" Macaulays (Enquiry, p. 100). The native home of the Clan Pheadirean (Patersons) was on the north side of Lochfyne, where they were formerly numerous (CG, II, p. 359). Dominicus (i. e. Maeldonich) M'Fedran and his heirs male had charter of the one mark land of Sonnachan, Argyllshire, 1349, as attested by a notarial copy made in 1488 (Notes and Queries, 11 July, 1931, p. 21). Duncan glas M'Pheddrein held land of Port Sonnachan, 1629, and Gilpatrick M'Pheddrin was sasine witness, 1650 (ibid., p. 44, 47). John M'Federan in Finisharne, parish of Glassrie, 1707 (Argyll).

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)
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McPhederan Last Name Facts

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

The surname McPhederan is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McPhederan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 14,316,765th most commonly used last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of McPhederan live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 55,718,059. In England McPhederan is most prevalent in: Dorset, where 100 percent reside.

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McPhedran95344/
McPhederain9511/
MacPhedran9040/
McPhedrain9019/
McPhedrian904/
McPhedarn841/
McPhedron840/
McFadern670/
McFadran670/
McFeatern631/
McFaddern631/
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