McCarth Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

McCarth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McCarth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Ireland171:276,9969,887
England101:5,571,806158,774
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland181:246,10410,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

McCarth Last Name Facts

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

The surname McCarth is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCarth? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,746,821st most frequently held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of McCarth live; 70 percent live in North America and 70 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 10,355,970. In The United States McCarth is most common in: California, where 26 percent are found, Texas, where 14 percent are found and Connecticut, where 9 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 34 percent are found and England, where 20 percent are found.

McCarth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McCarth has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McCarth last name grew 117 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 6 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McCarth Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the McCarth surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McCarth surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

McCarth earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.45% less than the national average, earning $35,187 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacCarth931/
McCart923,437/
McArth921/
McCartt86631/
McCarte86270/
MacCart8629/
MacArth863/
McArt83101/
Macarthe808/
Macarths803/
Maccarte803/
McCort771,112/
Macart77221/
Mocart7720/
McHart7711/
McCurt774/
McArte771/
McCourt719,927/
Mascart71625/
McCoard71174/
Macarte7129/
Macairt7113/
Maccard7110/
Moscart718/
MacKart712/
MacAart712/
MacCort711/
Macartz711/
Matcart710/
Macquart671,377/
Mascarte67161/
Mackreth67119/
MacCourt67115/
Mocquart67109/
McArd6758/
Mackarte6713/
Macairet675/
Makarthe675/
Maicarte671/
Macartte671/

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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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  • 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 McCarth
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