McShean Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

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

McShean 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.

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McShean Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland211:178,2486,976
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

McShean 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.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

McShean Last Name Facts

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

The surname McShean has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McShean? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 11,742,229th most commonly used last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of McShean live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is most numerous in: Arizona, where 50 percent are found and California, where 50 percent are found. Beside The United States it exists in one country. It is also common in New Zealand, where 50 percent are found.

McShean Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McShean has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McShean surname decreased 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McShean Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the McShean last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mcsheane933/
McShan921,471/
McSean926/
Mcshen921/
McShain8659/
McShann8648/
McSheen8628/
McSen832/
McSan831/
MacSheen805/
McSann775/
Macsen774/
McSeen772/
McHsan772/
Mocsen771/
McShin770/
Macksen71111/
Mochsen7120/
Mocksen7111/
Mocshin712/
MacSeng712/
Mokshen711/
Macchen711/
MacHsen711/
Mokcheng671/
Mokhchen671/
McSin670/

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