McShane Surname
Approximately 12,900 people bear this surname
McShane Surname Definition:
MACCHEYNE: Ir Mac Seaghain, 'son of Jean, ' the Norman-French form of John. Thomas McChyne appears in Blackwood, 1657 (Dumfries). McChain 1768, McChiney 1684, Makine 1772. There is a McCheyneston in the Stewartry. (2) Gaelic Mac Gille Seathdin, 'son of the servant of (S.
Read More About This SurnameMcShane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,308 | 1:49,598 | 6,012 |
| England | 2,318 | 1:24,037 | 3,325 |
| Northern Ireland | 1,646 | 1:1,121 | 229 |
| Australia | 1,527 | 1:17,679 | 2,479 |
| Scotland | 1,493 | 1:3,586 | 634 |
| Ireland | 754 | 1:6,245 | 955 |
| Canada | 585 | 1:62,984 | 7,367 |
| Sri Lanka | 512 | 1:40,642 | 4,863 |
| New Zealand | 176 | 1:25,729 | 4,511 |
| South Africa | 86 | 1:629,973 | 47,084 |
| Wales | 76 | 1:40,718 | 3,964 |
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Spain | 15 | 1:3,116,802 | 65,296 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Austria | 9 | 1:946,159 | 70,786 |
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Saint Lucia | 2 | 1:89,390 | 2,918 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1,820 | 1:2,434 | 460 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 334 | 1:72,980 | 8,059 |
| Scotland | 291 | 1:12,863 | 1,519 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,394 | 1:36,025 | 4,271 |
McShane (43) may also be a first name.
McShane Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
MACCHEYNE: Ir Mac Seaghain, 'son of Jean, ' the Norman-French form of John. Thomas McChyne appears in Blackwood, 1657 (Dumfries). McChain 1768, McChiney 1684, Makine 1772. There is a McCheyneston in the Stewartry. (2) Gaelic Mac Gille Seathdin, 'son of the servant of (S. ) John'. Archibald M'Ilchean in Kilmun parish, 1676 (Argyll). Old: MacIlcheyne.
(Irish + Hebrew) Son of John, q.v.[Irish Mac Seoin]
(Irish) The son of Eoin, Seon or Sean, all forms of john (gracious gift of Jehovah).
McShane Demographics
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McShane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McShane Come From? nationality or country of origin
McShane occurs most in The United States. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of McShane click here.
How Common Is The Last Name McShane? popularity and diffusion
It is the 40,608th most numerous surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 564,926 people. The last name McShane occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of McShane are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,545,828th most widespread given name on earth, held by 43 people.
This surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 7,308 people, or 1 in 49,598. In The United States McShane is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 10 percent are found, New York, where 9 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 55 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 13 percent are found.
McShane Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of McShane has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 524 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 694 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 513 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 59 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 1,520 percent between 1881 and 2014.
McShane Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the McShane surname is chiefly Catholic (92%) in Ireland.
In The United States McShane are 3.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.29% registered with the party.
The amount McShane earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 43.12% less than the national average, earning 196,834 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 89.17% more than the national average, earning R 449,544 per year; in United States they earn 11.59% more than the national average, earning $48,149 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.77% more than the national average, earning $54,040 CAD per year.
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