McQuaile Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

McQuaile Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McQuaile Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland531:88,8485,029
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland241:184,5789,087
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

McQuaile Last Name Facts

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

The last name McQuaile is found most frequently in Ireland. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McQuaile? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,661,929th most frequent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. McQuaile occurs predominantly in Europe, where 102 percent of McQuaile live; 102 percent live in Northern Europe and 102 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently used in Ireland, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 88,848. In Ireland McQuaile is most common in: Leinster, where 98 percent reside and Munster, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Ireland this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

McQuaile Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McQuaile has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people bearing the McQuaile last name rose 221 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McQuaile Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the McQuaile surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

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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 McQuaile
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