McQuillin Surname

442,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 773 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

McQuillin Surname Definition:

(Celtic) 1 Irish Mac Uid(h)ilin 2 confused with Mac Cullen, q.v.

McQuillin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6071:597,13248,676
England1231:452,99229,924
Canada731:504,73442,927
Scotland281:191,20810,357
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland421:105,4736,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England571:427,63825,025
Scotland381:98,5064,956
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2321:216,46018,492

McQuillin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) 1 Irish Mac Uid(h)ilin 2 confused with Mac Cullen, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

McQuillin Last Name Facts

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

McQuillin occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McQuillin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 442,270th most widespread last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 9,427,614 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of McQuillin reside; 87 percent reside in North America and 87 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 607 people, or 1 in 597,132. In The United States McQuillin is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 15 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Louisiana, where 11 percent live. Not including The United States McQuillin is found in 12 countries. It is also found in England, where 16 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

McQuillin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McQuillin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McQuillin last name increased 262 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 216 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 26 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McQuillin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the McQuillin last name is primarily Catholic (62%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McQuillin last name are 27.93% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 74.7% registered to vote for the party.

The amount McQuillin earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.05% more than the national average, earning $44,034 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.77% more than the national average, earning $60,004 CAD per year.

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McQuillin Reference & Research

McQuillan 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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Footnotes

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