McCarten Surname

287,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,333 people bear this surname

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

McCarten 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).

McCarten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5311:682,59754,262
England4831:115,35811,789
Australia1861:145,13815,497
Canada1791:205,84120,025
New Zealand951:47,6677,746
Northern Ireland831:22,2292,588
Scotland271:198,29010,618
Wales111:281,32115,850
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1071:41,4013,746
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England951:256,58318,459
Scotland151:249,5488,553
Isle of Man41:13,5671,192
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1431:351,18026,857

McCarten 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)

For Mac Artan (Celtic) = Mac Art (q.v.) + the diminutive suff. -án.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

McCarten Last Name Facts

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

The last name McCarten occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCarten? popularity and diffusion

The surname McCarten is the 287,894th most numerous surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 5,467,026 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 53 percent of McCarten are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in The United States, where it is held by 531 people, or 1 in 682,597. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 12 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Illinois, where 9 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in England, where 36 percent reside and Australia, where 14 percent reside.

McCarten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McCarten has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 371 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 508 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 180 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McCarten Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McCarten last name are 9.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.52% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McCarten earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 23.75% more than the national average, earning $53,397 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.39% more than the national average, earning $54,843 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McCartn931/
McCartin881,777/
McCartan881,687/
MacArten881/
MacCartin821/
Mocartienė784/
Macartin756/
MacOrten752/
McCurtain71499/
MacArting710/
MacOrtin632/
Makartin631/

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