McAuthur Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guyana

McAuthur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McAuthur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Guyana11:762,22114,420
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland141:267,3738,913
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

McAuthur (16) may also be a first name.

McAuthur Last Name Facts

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

The surname McAuthur is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of McAuthur click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McAuthur? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,798,600th most frequent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 107 percent of McAuthur live; 104 percent live in North America and 104 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly used forename internationally, borne by 16 people.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 13,424,405. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Florida, where 11 percent reside, Tennessee, where 11 percent reside and Texas, where 11 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 4 percent reside and Guyana, where 4 percent reside.

McAuthur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McAuthur has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McAuthur surname declined 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McAuthur Last Name Statistics demography

McAuthur earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.02% less than the national average, earning $34,512 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacAuthur945/
McAthur9325/
MacAthur889/
McAuther888/
Mcatur8613/
MacAuthor821/
MacAuther820/
McAther802/
MacAtur800/
MacKauther782/
Macauter7516/
MacAther752/
Makathur751/
Makatur6732/
MacAter673/
Makuter672/
Macutre672/
Makutor671/
Macator671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 McAuthur
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