Macartney Surname

179,849th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,371 people bear this surname

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

Macartney Surname Definition:

(Celtic)? Son of Cart(h)- annach = the Kind [Irish carthannach, charitable, kind]

Macartney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5411:669,98053,416
England5311:104,93010,991
Australia3791:71,2298,422
Northern Ireland2811:6,5661,183
Canada2391:154,16615,668
New Zealand1471:30,8055,355
Scotland1111:48,2334,226
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
Wales91:343,83718,086
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
China21:683,660,78330,601
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Grenada21:54,2681,538
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3371:13,1451,751
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:784,66749,209

Macartney (26) may also be a first name.

Macartney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic)? Son of Cart(h)- annach = the Kind [Irish carthannach, charitable, kind]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The ancestor was a younger son of the M'Carthy More, of co, Cork, who went to Scotland to assist King Robt, Bruce, and obtained lands in co. Argyle, and afterwards at Macartney, in Galloway. Hence the M.'s of Scotland, and of Ireland, whither a branch returned in 1630. Burke's L.G.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Macartney Last Name Facts

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

Macartney is most common in The United States. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Macartney? popularity and diffusion

Macartney is the 179,849th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 3,073,617 people. Macartney is mostly found in Europe, where 42 percent of Macartney are found; 41 percent are found in Northern Europe and 40 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequently used given name internationally, borne by 26 people.

Macartney is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 541 people, or 1 in 669,980. In The United States Macartney is most frequent in: California, where 14 percent reside, New York, where 14 percent reside and New Jersey, where 7 percent reside. Besides The United States it exists in 30 countries. It is also found in England, where 22 percent reside and Australia, where 16 percent reside.

Macartney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Macartney has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Macartney last name increased 845 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Macartney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Macartney surname is chiefly Unitarian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Macartney are 15.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.63% being registered with the political party.

The amount Macartney earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 20.17% more than the national average, earning R 285,576 per year; in United States they earn 12.85% more than the national average, earning $48,693 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.85% more than the national average, earning $62,528 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacCartney95447/
MacKartney953/
MacArthney952/
McArtney94451/
MacArtny945/
McCartney8927,525/
Mecartney8938/
MacCartny8915/
McKartney891/
MacOrtney890/
McCarthney8473/
Maccourtney8068/
McCortney78160/
MacCortner742/
Makartni7131/
Mascartnhas702/
Makkartni672/

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