MacKeurtan Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
MacKeurtan Surname Definition:
MACKEURTAN, Macgurtain: Gaelic MacArtain, 'son of Artan,' a diminutive of Art, an ancient Irish personal name, Donald Mak-curtane who witnessed a charter by Francis Bothwell, dated at Kirkwall and Halyrude-hous in 1572 (RMS., III, 2389), apperrs two years later as servitor to M.
Read More About This SurnameMacKeurtan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
MacKeurtan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
MACKEURTAN, Macgurtain: Gaelic MacArtain, 'son of Artan,' a diminutive of Art, an ancient Irish personal name, Donald Mak-curtane who witnessed a charter by Francis Bothwell, dated at Kirkwall and Halyrude-hous in 1572 (RMS., III, 2389), apperrs two years later as servitor to M. Francis Rothwell, treasurer (REO., p. 350). A family of the name were for generations gardeners in the Isle of Menteith to the Grahams, earls of Menteith (Hutchison, The Lake of Menteith). John M'Cartein in Laneystein, parish of Port, 1666. McCourtoune 1701, M'Keurtane 1692, M'Uretonne 1705, M'Cartein.
“Son of Artan” in Gaelic (Macartain).
MacKeurtan Demographics
Average MacKeurtan Salary in
South Africa
R 728,664
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
MacKeurtan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name MacKeurtan Come From? nationality or country of origin
MacKeurtan occurs most in South Africa. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name MacKeurtan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,649,889th most frequent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of MacKeurtan are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 3,186,924. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 94 percent are found and Western Cape, where 6 percent are found. Besides South Africa this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Hong Kong, where 6 percent are found.
MacKeurtan Last Name Statistics demography
MacKeurtan earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 206.63% more than the national average, earning R 728,664 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| MacKerton | 84 | 1 | / |
| MacCurtain | 80 | 110 | / |
| MacArtan | 78 | 36 | / |
| McCurtain | 74 | 499 | / |
| MacArtain | 74 | 35 | / |
| MacCartan | 74 | 8 | / |
| Macartang | 74 | 1 | / |
| Macartane | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mecurtain | 74 | 1 | / |
| MacCartain | 70 | 1 | / |
| McCartan | 67 | 1,687 | / |
| MacArton | 67 | 2 | / |
| Makarton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maikarton | 63 | 1 | / |
| MacCarton | 63 | 1 | / |
| Maykirton | 63 | 1 | / |
| Makoordtong | 57 | 1 | / |
| McCarton | 56 | 236 | / |
| Meekhorton | 50 | 1 | / |
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