McWiggan Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Scotland

McWiggan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McWiggan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
England131:4,286,005132,302
Scotland61:892,30328,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland141:267,3738,913
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

McWiggan Last Name Facts

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

The last name McWiggan occurs more in Australia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McWiggan? popularity and diffusion

McWiggan is the 3,100,440th most frequently occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name McWiggan is mostly found in Oceania, where 53 percent of McWiggan reside; 53 percent reside in Australasia and 53 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

This last name is most commonly used in Australia, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 1,285,510. In Australia McWiggan is mostly found in: Victoria, where 43 percent are found, New South Wales, where 29 percent are found and Western Australia, where 24 percent are found. Other than Australia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 33 percent are found and Scotland, where 15 percent are found.

McWiggan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McWiggan has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the McWiggan surname grew 650 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McWiggan
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