McCafferty Surname
Approximately 12,494 people bear this surname
McCafferty Surname Definition:
Mac Eachmharcaigh The former is more usual in Co. Mayo, the latter in Cos. Donegal and Derry. IF 70
Read More About This SurnameMcCafferty Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,054 | 1:51,383 | 6,194 |
| Scotland | 2,565 | 1:2,087 | 381 |
| England | 1,636 | 1:34,057 | 4,502 |
| Australia | 1,043 | 1:25,883 | 3,528 |
| Northern Ireland | 928 | 1:1,988 | 407 |
| Ireland | 622 | 1:7,571 | 1,073 |
| Canada | 491 | 1:75,042 | 8,471 |
| New Zealand | 104 | 1:43,542 | 7,204 |
| Wales | 92 | 1:33,636 | 3,370 |
| South Africa | 25 | 1:2,167,108 | 94,352 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Spain | 17 | 1:2,750,120 | 61,567 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Jersey | 12 | 1:8,267 | 1,718 |
| Isle of Man | 9 | 1:9,536 | 2,057 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1,055 | 1:4,199 | 734 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 790 | 1:4,738 | 745 |
| England | 106 | 1:229,956 | 17,302 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,591 | 1:31,564 | 3,802 |
McCafferty Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mac Eachmharcaigh The former is more usual in Co. Mayo, the latter in Cos. Donegal and Derry. IF 70
User-submitted Reference
The name means 'son of a horse rider'.
- nannabelleMcCafferty Demographics
Average Male McCafferty Height
175.88 cm
Average Female McCafferty Height
163.13 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
McCafferty Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McCafferty Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name McCafferty occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name McCafferty? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 41,775th most frequent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 583,284 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 60 percent of McCafferty reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
McCafferty is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 7,054 people, or 1 in 51,383. In The United States McCafferty is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 14 percent are found, Ohio, where 10 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name is found in 45 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 21 percent are found and England, where 13 percent are found.
McCafferty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of McCafferty has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McCafferty surname increased 443 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 325 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 1,543 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 41 percent between 1901 and 2014.
McCafferty Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the McCafferty last name is principally Catholic (93%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the McCafferty surname are 9.55% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.32% registered to vote for the party.
The amount McCafferty earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 229.95% more than the national average, earning 1,141,880 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 185.87% more than the national average, earning R 679,332 per year; in United States they earn 7.49% more than the national average, earning $46,383 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.94% more than the national average, earning $50,647 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCaferty | 95 | 29 | / |
| McAfferty | 95 | 25 | / |
| McCafferthy | 95 | 21 | / |
| McCaffferty | 95 | 4 | / |
| McCiafferty | 95 | 1 | / |
| McCcafferty | 95 | 1 | / |
| McCaffertty | 95 | 1 | / |
| McCafferrty | 95 | 1 | / |
| McChafferty | 95 | 0 | / |
| McCaffertey | 95 | 0 | / |
| McCasferty | 90 | 5 | / |
| McCaffarty | 90 | 3 | / |
| McCofferty | 90 | 3 | / |
| McGafferty | 90 | 3 | / |
| McCaffrety | 90 | 2 | / |
| McEafferty | 90 | 1 | / |
| Mccaffirty | 90 | 1 | / |
| McCapferty | 90 | 1 | / |
| McKafferty | 90 | 0 | / |
| McCauferty | 90 | 0 | / |
| McAffertey | 90 | 0 | / |
| McCafforty | 90 | 0 | / |
| McAferty | 89 | 200 | / |
| McCoffertey | 86 | 0 | / |
| McGaferty | 84 | 0 | / |
| McCafarty | 84 | 0 | / |
| McCoferty | 84 | 0 | / |
| McKaferty | 84 | 0 | / |
| McCoffarty | 80 | 0 | / |
| McAfarty | 78 | 0 | / |
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