McCants Surname

68,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

McCants Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McCants Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,2401:50,0636,054
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8641:58,1236,454

McCants (19) may also be a first name.

McCants Last Name Facts

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

The surname McCants occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCants? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 68,560th most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,005,872 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of McCants are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America. McCants is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 19 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 7,240 people, or 1 in 50,063. In The United States McCants is most common in: Alabama, where 14 percent live, South Carolina, where 14 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States it occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent live and The United States Virgin Islands, where 0 percent live.

McCants Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McCants has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 838 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McCants Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the McCants last name are 9.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.22% being registered with the political party.

McCants earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.69% less than the national average, earning $35,517 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacCants935/
McAnts9214/
MacAnts860/
Makints7115/
Mokants715/
Makants712/
Mokantse6716/
MacIntsh671/
Makantse671/
Makontse671/

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McCants Reference & Research

McCants FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

McCants FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 McCants
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis