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Where Does The Last Name McShea Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname McShea occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McShea? ^{popularity and diffusion}

McShea is the 254,976^th most common last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 4,707,717 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of McShea live; 88 percent live in North America and 87 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 1,364 people, or 1 in 265,732. In The United States McShea is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 19 percent reside, New York, where 14 percent reside and California, where 10 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 5 percent reside and England, where 5 percent reside.

McShea Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of McShea has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 578 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,975 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 174 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 39 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McShea Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McShea surname are 11.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.25% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount McShea earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 14.44% more than the national average, earning $49,380 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.42% more than the national average, earning $49,892 CAD per year.