McCaster Surname

478,427th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 698 people bear this surname

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

McCaster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McCaster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6941:522,27543,598
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

McCaster Last Name Facts

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

The surname McCaster is most common in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of McCaster.

How Common Is The Last Name McCaster? popularity and diffusion

McCaster is the 478,427th most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 10,440,610 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 71 percent of McCaster are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 70 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 694 people, or 1 in 522,275. In The United States McCaster is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 17 percent reside, Alabama, where 7 percent reside and Michigan, where 5 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 1 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

McCaster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McCaster has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McCaster surname expanded 2,393 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McCaster Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the McCaster surname is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McCaster last name are 27.02% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80.25% registered with the political party.

McCaster earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.09% less than the national average, earning $34,051 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacCaster942/
Macaster883/
MacKaster820/
MacChester781/
Makaster751/
Makister751/
Macastre751/
MacOster750/
McHester750/
MacHester713/
MacKester711/
Maychester671/
Makaisther671/

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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
  • 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 McCaster
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