McCatcheon Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

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

McCatcheon Surname Definition:

MACAITCHEN: Perhaps a form of Mac Aichan, from Maceachan.

McCatcheon Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland51:748,64318,576
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

McCatcheon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACAITCHEN: Perhaps a form of Mac Aichan, from Maceachan.

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)
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McCatcheon Last Name Facts

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

McCatcheon is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCatcheon? popularity and diffusion

The surname McCatcheon is the 11,742,229th most frequently used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of McCatcheon live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States McCatcheon is most numerous in: California, where 100 percent are found.

McCatcheon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McCatcheon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McCatcheon surname fell 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McAtcheon950/
McCotcheon902/
McEacheon840/
McCashion7434/
McEachian631/
Mkatchyan631/
McCassion630/
Mcocean591/
McCasian561/
Mcasayon561/
McCasiand532/
McCausiand501/
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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McCatcheon
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