McCarter Surname

39,675th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,228 people bear this surname

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

McCarter Surname Definition:

MACCARTAIR, Maccarter: Variants of Macabthur, which see. Gyllemechall McCarthair is in record in 1569 (HMC., 6. Rep., App., p. 615). John M'Cairter in Edinburgh in 1682 (Edinb. Marr.), and Androw McKerter was warded in the Canongate Tolbooth, Edinburgh, in 1684 (BOEC.

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McCarter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States12,4091:29,2093,619
England3631:153,49314,593
Northern Ireland2891:6,3841,153
Australia2421:111,55212,427
Canada2141:172,17617,252
Scotland1901:28,1782,976
South Africa1351:401,31635,360
Ireland451:104,6435,503
Trinidad and Tobago311:43,9994,008
Wales161:193,40812,484
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines121:9,388765
Panama111:355,6607,645
Jersey101:9,9202,003
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Swaziland41:324,550996
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Cayman Islands31:21,2981,488
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
France11:66,422,722504,397
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2561:17,3042,114
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1211:30,9362,614
England1141:213,81916,577
Wales91:174,2686,522
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8411:27,2783,350

McCarter (16) may also be a first name.

McCarter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACCARTAIR, Maccarter: Variants of Macabthur, which see. Gyllemechall McCarthair is in record in 1569 (HMC., 6. Rep., App., p. 615). John M'Cairter in Edinburgh in 1682 (Edinb. Marr.), and Androw McKerter was warded in the Canongate Tolbooth, Edinburgh, in 1684 (BOEC., IX, p. 168). Mc Cartur 1662.

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

McCarter Last Name Facts

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

The last name McCarter is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of McCarter click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCarter? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 39,675th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 550,918 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of McCarter live; 95 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most common given name world-wide, held by 16 people.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 12,409 people, or 1 in 29,209. In The United States McCarter is mostly concentrated in: Tennessee, where 15 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 44 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 2 percent reside.

McCarter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McCarter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McCarter last name expanded 674 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 318 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 157 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 82 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 178 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McCarter Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Presbyterian (46%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McCarter surname are 21.03% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.8% registered to vote for the party.

The amount McCarter earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 61.67% more than the national average, earning R 384,180 per year; in United States they earn 6.35% less than the national average, earning $40,407 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.97% more than the national average, earning $56,127 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McCarther94420/
MacCarter94131/
McArter93160/
MacKcarter892/
McArther88117/
MacArter8815/
McCarthur82223/
MacArther8223/
McAurther824/
McArtur808/
McArthur7531,563/
McArthar753/
McArhtur752/
Makarter751/
Maqarter751/
McHirter751/
McAurthur715/
Macarthyr712/
Makkarter712/
Maquirter710/
MacQuirter678/
Mokorter631/

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McCarter Reference & Research

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

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

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

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

McCarty_SC Edgefield 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
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