McTiernan Surname

288,746th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,328 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

McTiernan Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Son of Tighearnan: v. Tiernan.

McTiernan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7901:458,80939,173
Ireland4571:10,3041,347
England3091:180,31716,264
Australia1591:169,78417,425
Canada1381:266,99725,150
Scotland621:86,3526,198
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland981:45,2033,964
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
Scotland111:340,29210,329
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:717,41046,098

McTiernan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Son of Tighearnan: v. Tiernan.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

McTiernan Last Name Facts

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

The surname McTiernan occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McTiernan? popularity and diffusion

The last name McTiernan is the 288,746th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 5,487,610 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 63 percent of McTiernan live; 63 percent live in Northern Europe and 63 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 790 people, or 1 in 458,809. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 12 percent reside, Florida, where 8 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 34 percent reside and England, where 23 percent reside.

McTiernan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McTiernan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McTiernan surname grew 1,129 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 466 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it grew 1,626 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 564 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McTiernan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McTiernan last name are 6.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.41% being registered with the party.

The amount McTiernan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 50.74% more than the national average, earning 521,671 kr per year; in United States they earn 30.6% more than the national average, earning $56,354 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.07% more than the national average, earning $49,718 CAD per year.

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McTiernan Reference & Research

MacTighernan DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

MacTighernan FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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