McCarther Surname
Approximately 420 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameMcCarther Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 408 | 1:888,380 | 67,160 |
| Canada | 30 | 1:1,228,186 | 88,140 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 12 | 1:369,156 | 13,616 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 92 | 1:545,855 | 37,602 |
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.
McCarther Demographics
McCarther Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
McCarther Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McCarther Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name McCarther is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name McCarther? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 701,000th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 17,351,300 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of McCarther live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America.
McCarther is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 408 people, or 1 in 888,380. In The United States McCarther is primarily concentrated in: North Carolina, where 9 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Arkansas, where 4 percent live. Besides The United States McCarther occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 7 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.
McCarther Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of McCarther has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 443 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 267 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 43 percent between 1881 and 2014.
McCarther Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (42%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the McCarther surname are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.64% being registered with the 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCarter | 94 | 13,228 | / |
| McArther | 94 | 117 | / |
| McCarthur | 89 | 223 | / |
| MacCarter | 89 | 131 | / |
| MacArther | 89 | 23 | / |
| McAurther | 89 | 4 | / |
| McArter | 88 | 160 | / |
| MacKcarter | 84 | 2 | / |
| McArthur | 82 | 31,563 | / |
| MacArter | 82 | 15 | / |
| McArthar | 82 | 3 | / |
| McAurthur | 78 | 5 | / |
| Macarthyr | 78 | 2 | / |
| McArtur | 75 | 8 | / |
| McArhtur | 71 | 2 | / |
| Makarter | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maqarter | 71 | 1 | / |
| McHirter | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makkarter | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maquirter | 67 | 0 | / |
| MacQuirter | 63 | 8 | / |
| Mokorter | 59 | 1 | / |
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