McRow Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

McRow Surname Definition:

MACCROW: One of the many variants of Macrae, which see. Hew Mackcrow and his brother were murdered by the Campbells at Dunoon, 1646 (Lamont, 786; Hewison, II, p, 334). Recorded in Edinburgh, 1942.

McRow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:3,979,861125,553
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2171:112,32910,956
Scotland91:415,91311,811
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

McRow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACCROW: One of the many variants of Macrae, which see. Hew Mackcrow and his brother were murdered by the Campbells at Dunoon, 1646 (Lamont, 786; Hewison, II, p, 334). Recorded in Edinburgh, 1942.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

McRow Last Name Facts

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

McRow occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of McRow click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McRow? popularity and diffusion

The last name McRow is the 5,213,395th most common last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of McRow live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 3,979,861. In England McRow is mostly found in: Surrey, where 36 percent live, East Sussex, where 36 percent live and Greater London, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account England this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

McRow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McRow has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the McRow last name fell 94 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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McKrow9133/
McRowe9112/
Mocrow911/
Mackrow8359/
Makcrow8351/
Maccrow831/
Mac'row831/
MacRowe831/
McCraw738,461/
Macrof73196/
Mokrow736/
Mocrov735/
Makrow732/
Macrob731/
MacRaw731/
Mocroft6765/
MacCraw6718/
Macroff6712/
Mocrova672/
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MacRoft671/

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