McAthur Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

McAthur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McAthur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England31:18,572,686338,250
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

McAthur Last Name Facts

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

McAthur is more frequently found in Australia than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of McAthur.

How Common Is The Last Name McAthur? popularity and diffusion

The surname McAthur is the 3,957,383rd most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name McAthur is predominantly found in Oceania, where 52 percent of McAthur are found; 52 percent are found in Australasia and 52 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most widespread in Australia, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 2,076,592. In Australia it is most common in: Queensland, where 69 percent live, New South Wales, where 15 percent live and South Australia, where 8 percent live. Besides Australia it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent live and Canada, where 12 percent live.

McAthur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McAthur has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McAthur last name fell 10 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McAthur Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the McAthur last name is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

McAthur earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 50.61% less than the national average, earning $21,312 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McAthur
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