McSeveney Surname

546,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 586 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

McSeveney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McSeveney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland3041:17,6112,121
South Africa1721:314,98729,898
England1201:464,31730,397
United States1151:3,151,817182,069
Northern Ireland531:34,8123,411
Australia321:843,61652,533
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland351:126,5687,344
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland61:623,86916,225

McSeveney Last Name Facts

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

The surname McSeveney occurs more in Scotland more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McSeveney? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 546,286th most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 12,436,085 people. The surname McSeveney occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of McSeveney live; 81 percent live in Northern Europe and 81 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently used in Scotland, where it is held by 304 people, or 1 in 17,611. In Scotland McSeveney is most numerous in: North Lanarkshire, where 55 percent are found, West Lothian, where 13 percent are found and East Ayrshire, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Scotland this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 29 percent are found and England, where 20 percent are found.

McSeveney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McSeveney has changed through the years. In Scotland the share of the population with the last name increased 5,067 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McSeveney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (40%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McSeveney last name are 8.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.17% registered to vote for the party.

The amount McSeveney earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 21.48% more than the national average, earning R 288,684 per year; in United States they earn 21.81% more than the national average, earning $52,561 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.03% more than the national average, earning $51,187 CAD per year.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McSeveney
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