McPheely Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

McPheely Surname Definition:

MACPHEELY: This name, found in the Glasgow Directory, is a modern Irish importation. Said by Woulfe to be Mac Fithcneollaigh, 'son of the chess-player. '

McPheely Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Scotland231:232,77511,829
England201:2,785,90397,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland291:129,0765,773
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

McPheely Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACPHEELY: This name, found in the Glasgow Directory, is a modern Irish importation. Said by Woulfe to be Mac Fithcneollaigh, 'son of the chess-player. '

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

McPheely Last Name Facts

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

The surname McPheely is found most in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McPheely? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,980,395th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 49 percent of McPheely live; 48 percent live in Northern Europe and 48 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 7,879,542. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 24 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Arizona, where 4 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 26 percent are found and England, where 22 percent are found.

McPheely Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McPheely has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McPheely surname rose 460 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 21 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McPheely Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the McPheely last name are 8.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.54% being registered to vote for the political party.

McPheely earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 50.66% more than the national average, earning $65,010 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McPheeley941/
McPhely930/
McPheley880/
McPhelly880/
McPhealy880/
McFeely801,300/
McPheeless780/
McPhilly751/
McPhiley750/
McPhaley750/
McPhaily750/
McFely710/
McFeley6723/
McPhali672/
McFfely671/
Mcpeale671/
McPhale670/
McPhole670/
McFealy670/

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