MacRitchie Surname

291,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,314 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

MacRitchie Surname Definition:

(Celtic + Teutonic) Son of Ritchie, a diminutive of Richard, q.v.

MacRitchie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4351:833,23963,771
Scotland3951:13,5541,752
Canada2421:152,25515,495
England1051:530,64833,151
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
New Zealand351:129,38115,740
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belize11:355,4743,977
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

MacRitchie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic + Teutonic) Son of Ritchie, a diminutive of Richard, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

MacRitchie Last Name Facts

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

MacRitchie occurs most in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of MacRitchie click here.

How Common Is The Last Name MacRitchie? popularity and diffusion

The surname MacRitchie is the 291,225th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 5,546,078 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of MacRitchie are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 51 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname MacRitchie is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 435 people, or 1 in 833,239. In The United States MacRitchie is most prevalent in: Nevada, where 23 percent live, Michigan, where 13 percent live and Ohio, where 11 percent live. Other than The United States this last name is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 30 percent live and Canada, where 18 percent live.

MacRitchie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of MacRitchie has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the MacRitchie surname grew 8,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

MacRitchie Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the MacRitchie surname are 5.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.56% being registered with the party.

The amount MacRitchie earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 22.18% less than the national average, earning R 184,920 per year; in United States they earn 11.97% more than the national average, earning $48,313 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.69% more than the national average, earning $52,013 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Macritchi9538/
MacRitche951/
MacRithchie951/
Macritchii906/
MacRitcher900/
Mocritchi8434/
MacRichee841/
Macritcaia801/
Mocritchii801/
Makrichei741/
Mocritcaia706/
Mascroisier679/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to MacRitchie
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