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

The surname McAthur is found in Australia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McAthur? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,957,383rd most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. 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.

McAthur is most commonly occurring in Australia, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 2,076,592. In Australia McAthur is most frequent in: Queensland, where 69 percent reside, New South Wales, where 15 percent reside and South Australia, where 8 percent reside. Beside Australia McAthur occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent reside and Canada, where 12 percent reside.

McAthur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McAthur has changed through the years. 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 holding the last name is primarily 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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