Mirrilees Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Mirrilees Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mirrilees Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:45,307,367917,113
England41:13,929,515290,718
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland201:187,1617,190

Mirrilees Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mirrilees occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mirrilees? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,213,395th most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Mirrilees are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 57 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 45,307,367. In The United States Mirrilees is mostly found in: Illinois, where 88 percent live and Florida, where 13 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 29 percent live and Scotland, where 14 percent live.

Mirrilees Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mirrilees has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Mirrilees last name fell 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mirrilees Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Mirrilees surname is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

Mirrilees earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.

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Mirrilees Reference & Research

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

Merrilees 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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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 Mirrilees
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