McSwein Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
McSwein 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).
McSwein Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 14 | 1:267,373 | 8,913 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
McSwein 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).
MACSWEYN: A Hebridean name-"certainly Norwegian, from Sueno, king of Norway." Boswell's Tour.
McSwein Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McSwein Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name McSwein is more commonly found in Scotland than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name McSwein? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,391,485th most common last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 115 percent of McSwein are found; 115 percent are found in Northern Europe and 115 percent are found in British Isles.
This last name is most commonly used in Scotland, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 446,151. In Scotland McSwein is mostly concentrated in: East Renfrewshire, where 42 percent live, Argyll and Bute, where 25 percent live and Glasgow City, where 25 percent live. Barring Scotland it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.
McSwein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of McSwein has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people who held the McSwein last name contracted 14 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| McSwen | 92 | 2 | / |
| McSweyn | 86 | 116 | / |
| McSwean | 86 | 19 | / |
| McSwenn | 86 | 1 | / |
| McSwien | 86 | 0 | / |
| McSwaine | 80 | 57 | / |
| McSwaing | 80 | 6 | / |
| McCswain | 80 | 4 | / |
| McSweene | 80 | 2 | / |
| McSwainn | 80 | 1 | / |
| McSchwin | 80 | 0 | / |
| McSwan | 77 | 321 | / |
| McVein | 77 | 41 | / |
| McWean | 77 | 16 | / |
| McSwiggen | 75 | 55 | / |
| Mtswene | 71 | 1,039 | / |
| McSwyne | 71 | 12 | / |
| McSwaim | 71 | 3 | / |
| McSwann | 71 | 2 | / |
| McWhenn | 71 | 0 | / |
| McSuine | 71 | 0 | / |
| McHwain | 71 | 0 | / |
| McWhain | 71 | 0 | / |
| Mtshwene | 67 | 1,944 | / |
| Mcwan | 67 | 24 | / |
| Mthswene | 67 | 4 | / |
| McSwayne | 67 | 3 | / |
| McHwaine | 67 | 1 | / |
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