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Where Does The Last Name McCartain Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname McCartain occurs more in New Zealand more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McCartain? ^{popularity and diffusion}

McCartain is the 3,957,383^rd most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 68 percent of McCartain live; 68 percent live in Australasia and 68 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

It is most commonly used in New Zealand, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 283,020. In New Zealand McCartain is mostly concentrated in: Bay of Plenty Region, where 50 percent reside, Northland Region, where 38 percent reside and Waikato Region, where 6 percent reside. Other than New Zealand McCartain exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 36 percent reside and Ireland, where 8 percent reside.

McCartain Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of McCartain has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the McCartain surname increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 82 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McCartain Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the McCartain surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.