McWilliams Surname

16,731st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,194 people bear this surname

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

McWilliams Surname Definition:

This numerous north Ulster name (usually there with terminal S) is not a variant of Fitzwilliam (which is a rare name found in south-east Leinster) but is that of a branch of the Scottish clan MacFarlane.

MacWilliam has also been used as a synonym of MacQuillan in Co.

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McWilliams Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States28,2101:12,8491,597
England2,2821:24,4163,371
Northern Ireland1,5491:1,191245
Scotland1,2831:4,173719
Canada1,2791:28,8083,790
Australia1,1171:24,1683,311
New Zealand2241:20,2163,553
Ireland2051:22,9702,268
South Africa1801:300,98728,973
Wales751:41,2604,005
Jamaica651:44,1532,715
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Thailand291:2,435,805267,220
Trinidad and Tobago281:48,7134,303
France261:2,554,720189,486
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Liberia131:339,11818,650
Sweden121:820,56361,223
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Norway71:734,61250,907
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guam11:160,1214,893
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,3231:3,348611
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland4491:8,3371,126
England3851:63,3137,329
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,5881:8,9871,146

McWilliams (98) may also be a first name.

McWilliams Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This numerous north Ulster name (usually there with terminal S) is not a variant of Fitzwilliam (which is a rare name found in south-east Leinster) but is that of a branch of the Scottish clan MacFarlane.

MacWilliam has also been used as a synonym of MacQuillan in Co. Down

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Scottish, Irish) The son of William (resolution, helmet).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

McWilliams Last Name Facts

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

The last name McWilliams is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of McWilliams click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McWilliams? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 16,731st most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 219,544 people. McWilliams occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of McWilliams are found; 74 percent are found in North America and 74 percent are found in Anglo-North America. McWilliams is also the 956,749th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 98 people.

The last name McWilliams is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 28,210 people, or 1 in 12,849. In The United States McWilliams is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 12 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Missouri, where 4 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 59 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 5 percent reside.

McWilliams Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McWilliams has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McWilliams surname expanded 505 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 593 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 286 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 85 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 3,750 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McWilliams Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (51%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McWilliams surname are 14.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.09% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount McWilliams earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 4.34% more than the national average, earning 361,111 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 61.2% more than the national average, earning R 383,064 per year; in United States they earn 2.1% less than the national average, earning $42,245 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.98% more than the national average, earning $53,152 CAD per year.

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McWilliams Reference & Research

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

McWilliams 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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