McCarty Surname

11,109th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50,551 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Montserrat

McCarty Surname Definition:

(Irish) The son of Carthach (loving).

McCarty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States49,5881:7,309863
Canada1,0351:35,6004,541
England4261:130,79412,949
Australia3361:80,3449,348
New Zealand1811:25,0184,374
Ireland1781:26,4552,454
Jamaica1731:16,5891,543
Northern Ireland341:54,2664,423
Thailand291:2,435,805267,220
France231:2,887,944200,772
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Costa Rica161:298,7543,169
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Liberia121:367,37819,503
Panama121:326,0227,351
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
India51:153,413,076951,030
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Wales51:618,90625,852
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
China31:455,773,85521,925
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Dominica11:75,891912
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Palau11:21,643223
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Montserrat11:4,947471
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1921:23,0722,569
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9321:26,1543,589
Wales1631:9,622586
Scotland381:98,5064,956
Jersey21:25,9413,069
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States25,4111:1,976205

McCarty (72) may also be a first name.

McCarty Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) The son of Carthach (loving).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

McCarty Last Name Facts

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

The last name McCarty occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McCarty? popularity and diffusion

The last name McCarty is the 11,109th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 144,162 people. McCarty occurs mostly in The Americas, where 91 percent of McCarty reside; 91 percent reside in North America and 91 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,143,416th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 72 people.

McCarty is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 49,588 people, or 1 in 7,309. In The United States McCarty is most frequent in: Texas, where 11 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Ohio, where 5 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 72 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

McCarty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McCarty has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McCarty surname increased 195 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 54 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 7 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 74 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 97 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McCarty Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the McCarty last name is primarily Catholic (89%) in Ireland.

In The United States McCarty are 17.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.18% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McCarty earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 301.69% more than the national average, earning R 954,564 per year; in United States they earn 0.93% less than the national average, earning $42,749 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.22% less than the national average, earning $48,579 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McCarhty9340/
McCartay9310/
McCartyy935/
McCarrty933/
McCartyh933/
McCharty932/
McCartty932/
McCartys932/
McCairty931/
Mccartuy931/
McCcarty930/
McCaurty930/
McArty92155/
McCcarthy8816/
McCarthty8810/
McCarthyy887/
McCharthy885/
McCartthy885/
McCaarthy885/
McCarrthy882/
McCartahy882/
McCarthhy882/
Mmccarthy881/
M'Ccarthy881/
McCaerthy881/
McCartiey881/
McCatrthy881/
McDcarthy881/
Hmccarthy881/
McCjarthy881/
D'Mccarty881/
McCarttey880/
McChartty880/
McCaharty880/
McGarty86587/
McCarta8659/
McCorty868/
McCarti867/
McKarty864/
McArtey862/
McEarty862/
McArhty861/
McArrty861/
McArtay861/
McAarty860/
McSarty860/
D'Mccarthy821/
McCourty80109/
McGarthy8068/
McArthey8040/
McCartee8037/
McGairty8022/
McCorthy8011/
M'Carthy808/
Mscarthy804/
McCarthi803/
McGartey803/
McEarthy803/
Mmcarthy802/
McAarthy801/
McGartiy801/
McXarthy801/
McCarthe801/
McCortty801/
McArthuy801/
McGaurty800/
McCartes800/
McCarrte800/
McGarrty800/
McAartey800/
McKartey800/
McCartte800/
McCortey800/
McArttey800/
McCartis800/
McOrty770/
McArta770/
McCarthie751/
McCarterr751/
McCartter751/
Mccarthis751/
Mccourthy751/
McCorthey750/
McCarthes750/
McQuartey750/
McCarthea750/
McCorrthy750/
McCarttie750/
McChartee750/
McGorty71393/
McKorty711/
McOurty711/
McCquarter711/
McArthe711/
Mkartyo711/
Mccarthiss711/
McCorte710/
McArtta710/
McArtie710/
McArtee710/
McKarta710/
McCorta710/
McOrthy710/
McGourty671,099/
McGoorty67113/
McQuarte6717/
McGortey679/
McCorter674/
McCourte671/
McGorthy671/
McKarter671/
McKertay671/
McArthie671/
McArtist671/
McCortie670/
McCortee670/
McQuarta670/
McQuorty670/
McGarrte670/
McCortis670/
McCortes670/

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McCarty Reference & Research

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

Carty & McCarty PA 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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 McCarty
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