McCartan Surname

237,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,687 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McCartan Surname Definition:

MACARTAIN: A dialectal form of Macarthur current in Skye. Hector M'Cartane was one of M'Nachtane's soldiers shipped to France at Lochkerran, 1627 (Archaeologia Scotica, III, p. 257).

McCartan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland1,1401:1,618346
United States9891:366,49032,581
England3871:143,97413,910
Ireland3151:14,9491,706
Scotland1471:36,4213,532
Australia1211:223,10521,260
Canada821:449,33638,948
New Zealand341:133,18615,994
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
France91:7,380,302306,885
Wales91:343,83718,086
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland7531:5,883956
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:609,38430,680
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

McCartan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACARTAIN: A dialectal form of Macarthur current in Skye. Hector M'Cartane was one of M'Nachtane's soldiers shipped to France at Lochkerran, 1627 (Archaeologia Scotica, III, p. 257).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

McCartan Last Name Facts

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

The last name McCartan is more commonly found in Northern Ireland than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McCartan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 237,827th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,319,826 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 120 percent of McCartan live; 119 percent live in Northern Europe and 118 percent live in British Isles.

McCartan is most frequent in Northern Ireland, where it is borne by 1,140 people, or 1 in 1,618. Aside from Northern Ireland this last name occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 59 percent reside and England, where 23 percent reside.

McCartan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McCartan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McCartan last name grew 1,978 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 968 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 58 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 2,940 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McCartan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McCartan surname are 13.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.26% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount McCartan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 94.64% more than the national average, earning R 462,540 per year; in United States they earn 13.15% more than the national average, earning $48,825 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.18% more than the national average, earning $51,262 CAD per year.

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