McShannon Surname

801,116th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 350 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

McShannon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McShannon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1321:40,5593,794
United States1271:2,854,007168,820
England721:773,86242,299
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malta11:430,2723,380
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland211:210,9469,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland191:197,0117,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

McShannon Last Name Facts

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

The last name McShannon occurs in Scotland more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of McShannon.

How Common Is The Last Name McShannon? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 801,116th most common last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 20,821,560 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of McShannon reside; 59 percent reside in Northern Europe and 59 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most numerous in Scotland, where it is held by 132 people, or 1 in 40,559. In Scotland McShannon is mostly concentrated in: North Lanarkshire, where 25 percent reside, Argyll and Bute, where 12 percent reside and West Dunbartonshire, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Scotland this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent reside and England, where 21 percent reside.

McShannon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McShannon has changed through the years. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname increased 695 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 4,233 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McShannon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (95%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McShannon last name are 26.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.33% registered with the party.

The amount McShannon earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 41.22% less than the national average, earning R 139,680 per year; in United States they earn 19.14% more than the national average, earning $51,408 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.05% less than the national average, earning $47,672 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McShannon
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