McPhillips Surname

106,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,400 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McPhillips Surname User-submission:

McPhillips is a Scottish and Irish surname, meaning 'son of Phillip'.

McPhillips Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5831:140,32514,600
England8141:68,4507,913
Ireland7161:6,577977
Australia4881:55,3196,784
Scotland4491:11,9241,606
Northern Ireland3091:5,9711,086
Canada981:375,97533,576
New Zealand581:78,07511,384
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Wales81:386,81619,671
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland6721:6,5921,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1411:26,5482,388
England711:343,31522,014
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3731:134,63512,812

McPhillips Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

McPhillips is a Scottish and Irish surname, meaning 'son of Phillip'.

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McPhillips Last Name Facts

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

The surname McPhillips occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McPhillips? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 106,279th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,656,260 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 62 percent of McPhillips reside; 61 percent reside in North America and 61 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,583 people, or 1 in 140,325. In The United States McPhillips is most frequent in: New York, where 13 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 10 percent live. Other than The United States McPhillips exists in 32 countries. It is also common in England, where 19 percent live and Ireland, where 16 percent live.

McPhillips Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McPhillips has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McPhillips last name grew 692 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,146 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 107 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 318 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McPhillips Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McPhillips last name are 13.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount McPhillips earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 90.35% less than the national average, earning R 22,932 per year; in United States they earn 12.4% more than the national average, earning $48,498 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.34% more than the national average, earning $54,322 CAD per year.

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McPhillips Reference & Research

Phillips FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Phillips FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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