MacBrearty Surname
Approximately 1 people bear this surname
MacBrearty Surname Definition:
The name MacBrearty is numerous in Donegal and rare elsewhere. According to Woulfe it is a corrupt form of MacMurtry (i.e., he says, Mac Muircheartaigh). This is to some extent corroborated by the fact that in Milford district MacMearty and MacMerty have been recorded by local registrars as in use synonymously with MacBrearty and MacBrairty.
Read More About This SurnameMacBrearty Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
MacBrearty Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
The name MacBrearty is numerous in Donegal and rare elsewhere. According to Woulfe it is a corrupt form of MacMurtry (i.e., he says, Mac Muircheartaigh). This is to some extent corroborated by the fact that in Milford district MacMearty and MacMerty have been recorded by local registrars as in use synonymously with MacBrearty and MacBrairty. However such usage is often due to ignorance rather than etymology or tradition: MacBrearty is a case in point, for the Glenties registrar reported that there some members of a MacBrearty family called themselves Brady. MacMurtry on the other hand is not so recorded in the years under review by Matheson. MacMurtry on the basis of its modern distribution must be classed as an Antrirn surname; it is akin to the Scottish name Murdoch which is very numerous in Co. Antrim. MacMurdoch is a sept of the Scottish clan MacDonald; MacMurtrie of the clan Stuart of Bute.
MacMurty, Mac Muircheartaigh (W) These names have been used synonymously in Ulster; MacMurtrie is a sept of the Scottish clan Stuart of Bute.
MacBrearty is mainly found in Co. Donegal, MacMurtry in Antrim. SIF 23
MacBrearty Demographics
MacBrearty Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
MacBrearty Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name MacBrearty Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name MacBrearty occurs more in Ireland more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of MacBrearty.
How Common Is The Last Name MacBrearty? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 14,316,765th most widely held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. MacBrearty is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of MacBrearty live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.
MacBrearty is most prevalent in Ireland, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 4,708,939. In Ireland MacBrearty is mostly concentrated in: Munster, where 100 percent live.
MacBrearty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of MacBrearty has changed over time. In Ireland the share of the population with the surname declined 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.
MacBrearty Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| McBrearty | 95 | 1,707 | / |
| McBreairty | 90 | 350 | / |
| McBrearity | 90 | 29 | / |
| McBrearety | 90 | 7 | / |
| McBrearrty | 90 | 2 | / |
| McBreiarty | 90 | 1 | / |
| MacBrierty | 90 | 1 | / |
| McBrerty | 89 | 2 | / |
| McBrarty | 89 | 0 | / |
| McBreairtey | 86 | 1 | / |
| McBreahrity | 86 | 1 | / |
| McBbreairty | 86 | 1 | / |
| McBriarty | 84 | 170 | / |
| McBrierty | 84 | 136 | / |
| McBrairty | 84 | 35 | / |
| McBraerty | 84 | 1 | / |
| McBrerity | 84 | 1 | / |
| McBrarrty | 84 | 0 | / |
| McBrarity | 84 | 0 | / |
| McPrearty | 84 | 0 | / |
| McBrarety | 84 | 0 | / |
| McBreirty | 84 | 0 | / |
| Macbrairdy | 80 | 7 | / |
| McBriarity | 80 | 1 | / |
| McBrewrety | 80 | 0 | / |
| McBrairity | 80 | 0 | / |
| McBriarety | 80 | 0 | / |
| McBragherty | 76 | 0 | / |
| McBriard | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mack-Brouard | 64 | 1 | / |
| McBrayer Wood | 52 | 1 | / |
| Mukoyaeberhard | 50 | 1 | / |
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