McCarther Surname

701,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 420 people bear this surname

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

McCarther 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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McCarther Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4081:888,38067,160
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
England81:6,964,757184,742
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland71:534,74514,325
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States921:545,85537,602

McCarther 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)

McCarther Last Name Facts

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

McCarther is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McCarther? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 701,000th most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 17,351,300 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of McCarther are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname McCarther is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 408 people, or 1 in 888,380. In The United States it is primarily found in: North Carolina, where 9 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Arkansas, where 4 percent live. Beside The United States it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 7 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

McCarther Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McCarther has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 443 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 267 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 43 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McCarther Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (42%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McCarther last name are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.64% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McCarther earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.04% less than the national average, earning $39,681 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.38% more than the national average, earning $50,369 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McCarter9413,228/
McArther94117/
McCarthur89223/
MacCarter89131/
MacArther8923/
McAurther894/
McArter88160/
MacKcarter842/
McArthur8231,563/
MacArter8215/
McArthar823/
McAurthur785/
Macarthyr782/
McArtur758/
McArhtur712/
Makarter711/
Maqarter711/
McHirter711/
Makkarter672/
Maquirter670/
MacQuirter638/
Mokorter591/

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