McSween Surname

295,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,290 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Grenada

McSween Surname Definition:

MACSWEEN: Gaelic Mac Suibhne, 'son of Suibhne' (pron. Sween). Suibhne was lord of Knapdale about the beginning of the thirteenth century. See under Macqueen (1).

McSween Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8101:447,48038,385
Canada6731:54,7486,504
Grenada2431:44780
Trinidad and Tobago2401:5,683899
England1041:535,75133,356
Australia791:341,71828,950
Scotland471:113,9117,445
United States Virgin Islands71:15,7682,111
Wales71:442,07621,198
Panama61:652,04310,051
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland3341:11,2071,387
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1061:473,76133,810

McSween Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACSWEEN: Gaelic Mac Suibhne, 'son of Suibhne' (pron. Sween). Suibhne was lord of Knapdale about the beginning of the thirteenth century. See under Macqueen (1).

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

(Celtic + Norse) Son of Sween or Swayn = the Swain [Old Norse sveinn, a swain, boy] (Celtic) See Mac Sweeney.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

MACSWEYN: A Hebridean name-"certainly Norwegian, from Sueno, king of Norway." Boswell's Tour.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

McSween Last Name Facts

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

The last name McSween occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McSween? popularity and diffusion

The surname McSween is the 295,590th most prevalent surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 5,649,260 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 148 percent of McSween are found; 109 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 810 people, or 1 in 447,480. In The United States McSween is most common in: New York, where 15 percent are found, Texas, where 14 percent are found and Florida, where 10 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 52 percent are found and Grenada, where 19 percent are found.

McSween Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McSween has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McSween surname rose 764 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 452 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McSween Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States McSween are 20.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.07% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McSween earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.51% more than the national average, earning $46,388 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.85% less than the national average, earning $43,300 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacSween931,350/
Macswen861/
MacSweyn8080/
Maxsween8044/
Magsween801/
McSwin770/
MacSweynn751/
McSwain718,401/
McSwine71192/
MacSwain67315/
MacKswin671/
Macswayne6318/
MacSwaine632/
Maxwen621/
Maksuen571/
Makchuen5363/

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McSween Reference & Research

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