McShaw Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

McShaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McShaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1221:2,970,975173,956
England141:3,979,861125,553
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:896,76254,350

McShaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name McShaw is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McShaw? popularity and diffusion

The surname McShaw is the 1,527,735th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 53,584,896 people. The last name McShaw is primarily found in The Americas, where 84 percent of McShaw are found; 84 percent are found in North America and 84 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name McShaw is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 122 people, or 1 in 2,970,975. In The United States McShaw is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 30 percent reside, New York, where 15 percent reside and North Carolina, where 15 percent reside. Outside of The United States it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 10 percent reside and New Zealand, where 1 percent reside.

McShaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McShaw has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 218 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McShaw Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the McShaw surname is primarily Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States McShaw are 0.84999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.38% being registered to vote for the political party.

McShaw earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.33% less than the national average, earning $35,671 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McShawe921/
McHaw910/
Mtshaw832/
McCsaw831/
M'Caw7315/
McEaw731/
Mchab731/
McSow730/
McZaw730/
McHaff670/
Mchaffe621/
McGseav620/
McOw600/
Mtsav554/
Mxawe552/
Mhzow551/
McHob551/
Mtsova501/
Mxhowa501/
McCeab500/
McAuff500/
McHoff500/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 McShaw
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