Megginson Surname

240,075th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,667 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

Megginson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Megginson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3291:272,73125,575
England2391:233,13019,331
Scotland351:152,9669,000
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Monaco71:5,295668
France31:22,140,907385,998
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1361:179,23114,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1401:358,70527,299

Megginson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Megginson occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Megginson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Megginson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 240,075th most common family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 4,371,653 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Megginson live; 81 percent live in North America and 81 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Megginson is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,329 people, or 1 in 272,731. In The United States it is primarily found in: Maryland, where 17 percent are found, Virginia, where 17 percent are found and Alabama, where 16 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also found in England, where 14 percent are found and Scotland, where 2 percent are found.

Megginson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Megginson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Megginson last name increased 949 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 176 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Megginson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Megginson last name are 15.93% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.7% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Megginson earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.67% less than the national average, earning $40,273 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.07% less than the national average, earning $49,649 CAD per year.

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Megginson Reference & Research

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Megginson
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