MacPhetridge Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

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

MacPhetridge Surname Definition:

Woulfe gives the Gaelic form of this name as MacPheadruis (son of Petrus, the Latin of Peter); I presume he had some authority for adding that the family was “not improbably” an offshoot of the O'Breslins” (see More Irish Families, p. 42).

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MacPhetridge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:11,326,842445,236

MacPhetridge Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Woulfe gives the Gaelic form of this name as MacPheadruis (son of Petrus, the Latin of Peter); I presume he had some authority for adding that the family was “not improbably” an offshoot of the O'Breslins” (see More Irish Families, p. 42). It is essentially an Ulster name. It occurs in Co. Antrim in the “census” of 1659 as MacPhetrish; and MacPhatricks which is also there is probably a variant of the same name not of MacPatrick (q.v. infra). From Co. Antrim, too, came Lieut. MacPhedris and his relative William MacFetrick, two of the defenders of Derry at the siege of 1689. Woulfe distinguished between MacFettridge (Mac Pheadruis) and MacFetrick, which he makes MacPhadraic: They are, however, usually synonymous. MacFettridge is numerous to-day in Counties Antrim and Derry but not elsewhere.

Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Mac Pheadruis, i.e. son of Petrus, not Patricius. The anglicized form is much confused with MacFetrick, both being located mainly in Antrim.

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A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

MacPhetridge Last Name Facts

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

The surname MacPhetridge has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name MacPhetridge? popularity and diffusion

The surname MacPhetridge is the 3,485,539th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of MacPhetridge are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name MacPhetridge is most common in The United States, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 11,326,842. In The United States MacPhetridge is most common in: Wisconsin, where 56 percent live, California, where 16 percent live and Florida, where 13 percent live.

MacPhetridge Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the MacPhetridge last name are 0.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.33% registered to vote for the party.

MacPhetridge earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.46% more than the national average, earning $52,408 USD per year.

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