McQuill Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

McQuill Surname Definition:

MACQUEIL: Said to be a phonetic spelling of Gaelic MacDhughaill (so Mr. Alexander Mackintosh Mackintosh). Donald Makqueil was tenant of Nethir-Mewane in the lordship of Apnadull, 1500 (RMS., II, 2566). A child of William M'Quell was buried in Greyfriars, Edinburgh, 1662 (Greyfriars Burying-ground reg.

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McQuill Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Scotland41:935,80421,348

McQuill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACQUEIL: Said to be a phonetic spelling of Gaelic MacDhughaill (so Mr. Alexander Mackintosh Mackintosh). Donald Makqueil was tenant of Nethir-Mewane in the lordship of Apnadull, 1500 (RMS., II, 2566). A child of William M'Quell was buried in Greyfriars, Edinburgh, 1662 (Greyfriars Burying-ground reg. of interments, 1658-1700, p. 424). There seems to have been a family of this name in Edinburgh in the seventeenth century whose name appears in record as M'Qweill 1610, M'Quell, M'Qwhal, and Makquall.

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Ireland

McQuill Demographics

McQuill Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 1 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

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McQuill Last Name Facts

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

The surname McQuill occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McQuill? popularity and diffusion

McQuill is the 11,742,229th most frequently used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname McQuill is mostly found in The Americas, where 150 percent of McQuill reside; 150 percent reside in North America and 150 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

McQuill is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is most frequent in: Connecticut, where 50 percent live and Mississippi, where 50 percent live. Apart from The United States McQuill occurs in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 50 percent live.

McQuill Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McQuil921/
McQuail86133/
McWill773/
McQuel770/
Macwill711/
McWil671/
MacKwill670/
McWell6276/
Macwil629/
MacWell5713/
Macwile574/
Maqwile572/
Maqwell571/
Mackwell53183/
Mocwaile532/
Maikwell531/
Macwelle531/
Makwuile531/
Moukwelle5043/
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