MacRoberts Surname

1,076,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 230 people bear this surname

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

MacRoberts Surname Definition:

= Mac Robert (q.v.) + the English genit. -s suff.

MacRoberts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1441:2,517,076153,460
Canada541:682,32655,162
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
England81:6,964,757184,742
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

MacRoberts Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Mac Robert (q.v.) + the English genit. -s suff.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

MacRoberts Last Name Facts

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

MacRoberts is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name MacRoberts? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,076,574th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 31,684,982 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 86 percent of MacRoberts are found; 86 percent are found in North America and 86 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 144 people, or 1 in 2,517,076. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 11 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 11 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Apart from The United States it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 23 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 4 percent are found.

MacRoberts Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the MacRoberts last name are 11.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 64.44% being registered with the party.

The amount MacRoberts earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 11.09% more than the national average, earning $47,935 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.39% less than the national average, earning $42,534 CAD per year.

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