McPhilemy Surname

1,152,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McPhilemy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McPhilemy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1111:48,2334,226
England561:994,96549,531
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Northern Ireland391:47,3094,079
Ireland111:428,08515,694
France31:22,140,907385,998
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland671:66,1174,992
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

McPhilemy Last Name Facts

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

The last name McPhilemy is held by more people in Scotland than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of McPhilemy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McPhilemy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,152,132nd most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 35,036,278 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 106 percent of McPhilemy are found; 104 percent are found in Northern Europe and 104 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Scotland, where it is carried by 111 people, or 1 in 48,233. In Scotland it is most common in: Glasgow City, where 47 percent are found, North Lanarkshire, where 21 percent are found and South Lanarkshire, where 18 percent are found. Other than Scotland this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in England, where 27 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.

McPhilemy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McPhilemy has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 513 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 84 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McPhilemy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (94%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McPhilemy last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

McPhilemy earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.84% more than the national average, earning $58,180 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McPhilemy
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis