McSwiggen Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

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

McSwiggen Surname Definition:

MACSWIGGIN: A Galloway name of Irish origin. Woulfe says 'son of Swegen' or 'Swen, ' a common personal name in Domesday Hook. Searle has recorded fourteen of the name.

McSwiggen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:6,590,162310,708
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

McSwiggen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACSWIGGIN: A Galloway name of Irish origin. Woulfe says 'son of Swegen' or 'Swen, ' a common personal name in Domesday Hook. Searle has recorded fourteen of the name.

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

McSwiggen Last Name Facts

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

McSwiggen is found most frequently in The United States. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of McSwiggen.

How Common Is The Last Name McSwiggen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,605,694th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. The last name McSwiggen occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of McSwiggen live; 89 percent live in North America and 89 percent live in Anglo-North America.

McSwiggen is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 6,590,162. In The United States it is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 29 percent live, Illinois, where 15 percent live and California, where 9 percent live.

McSwiggen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McSwiggen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McSwiggen last name rose 162 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McSwiggen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the McSwiggen last name are 24.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 77.78% registered with the party.

McSwiggen earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.39% more than the national average, earning $48,065 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McSwigen940/
McWiggen940/
McSwien880/
McSwigin8220/
McSwegen820/
McSueggen780/
McWhiggin780/
McSweegen780/
McSweyn75116/
McSwean7519/
McSwein7513/
McWigin750/
McSwaine7157/
McSwegin7117/
McSwaing716/
McCswain714/
McSwainn711/
McVign671/
McSwaim633/
Mcveign632/
McSwayne593/
McVeighn591/

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