McSwain Surname

60,008th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,401 people bear this surname

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

McSwain Surname User-submission:

McSwain is a Scottish surname, from the words mc, meaning 'son of' and swain, meaning 'young boy' or 'servant'.

McSwain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,9781:45,4325,542
Australia4181:64,5837,740
Canada901:409,39536,056
England31:18,572,686338,250
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland861:43,5263,182
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9601:52,3115,905

McSwain (24) may also be a first name.

McSwain Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

McSwain is a Scottish surname, from the words mc, meaning 'son of' and swain, meaning 'young boy' or 'servant'.

- old.bidder

McSwain Last Name Facts

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

The surname McSwain is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McSwain? popularity and diffusion

It is the 60,008th most commonly occurring surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 867,462 people. The surname McSwain is mostly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of McSwain are found; 86 percent are found in North America and 86 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently held given name globally. It is borne by 24 people.

The surname McSwain is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 7,978 people, or 1 in 45,432. In The United States McSwain is mostly concentrated in: North Carolina, where 23 percent reside, Texas, where 10 percent reside and Florida, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 5 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

McSwain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McSwain has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 831 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 98 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McSwain Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the McSwain surname are 17.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.17% registered with the party.

The amount McSwain earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.87% less than the national average, earning $39,753 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.22% more than the national average, earning $49,791 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacSwain93315/
McSwin920/
MacSwaine882/
McSwine86192/
MacSwan86173/
McSwane86130/
Macswann808/
Macswane801/
MacKswin801/
Macswayne7518/
McSween711,290/
Motcshwane711/
Macswen711/
MacSwiggin710/
MacSween671,350/
MacSweyn6780/
MacSweynn631/
Maxuin6230/
Maxwin623/
Maxvin621/
Maxwan621/
Maxwane5760/
Maixuan574/
Maqsuan571/
Maksvin571/
Maxhwane53109/
Maxsween5344/
Mooksuan531/
Magsween531/
Magsuang531/
Moxweyane5020/
Moksvitin501/

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