McCaughtry Surname
Approximately 240 people bear this surname
McCaughtry Surname Definition:
MACAUGHTRIE: A Galloway surname. 'Rollant MacUchtraigh ri gallgaidhel in pace, quiaevit' (AU., 1199), 'Roland MacUchtraigh leader of the Gall-Caidil died in peace.' John Macuchtrie witnessed a charter of office of coronator of Lennox, 1400 (Levenax, p.
Read More About This SurnameMcCaughtry Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 240 | 1:1,510,246 | 102,670 |
| Northern Ireland | 42 | 1:43,929 | 3,909 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 19 | 1:233,151 | 10,389 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 48 | 1:1,046,223 | 61,047 |
McCaughtry Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
MACAUGHTRIE: A Galloway surname. 'Rollant MacUchtraigh ri gallgaidhel in pace, quiaevit' (AU., 1199), 'Roland MacUchtraigh leader of the Gall-Caidil died in peace.' John Macuchtrie witnessed a charter of office of coronator of Lennox, 1400 (Levenax, p. 95). Janet M'Cuchtrie at Milburn, 1685 and William M'Ouchtrie in Flularg, 1687 (Kirkcudbright). The name appears in Anglicized form in 1522, in which year Fergus Uthresoun purchased the lands of Strongassail in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright (RMS., III, 1094). See Coughtrey. The duke of Argyll says that "a race called MacUchtre, who are designated as of 'Garvie,' long held these lands which are in Glendaruel of the earls of Argyll in the Middle Ages" (Celt. Rev., IX. p. 347). He adds that they "gradually Anglicised their name to Ochiltree (Argyll Charters, passim)".
McCaughtry Demographics
McCaughtry Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Ireland
McCaughtry Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McCaughtry Come From? nationality or country of origin
McCaughtry occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of McCaughtry click here.
How Common Is The Last Name McCaughtry? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,044,719th most frequently used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 30,364,775 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of McCaughtry are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
McCaughtry is most common in The United States, where it is held by 240 people, or 1 in 1,510,246. In The United States McCaughtry is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 15 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 9 percent live and Florida, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 18 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.
McCaughtry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of McCaughtry has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McCaughtry last name grew 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.
McCaughtry Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the McCaughtry surname is principally Presbyterian (74%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the McCaughtry last name are 29.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.74% registered with the party.
The amount McCaughtry earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 16.29% more than the national average, earning R 276,348 per year; in United States they earn 11.43% more than the national average, earning $48,082 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.25% more than the national average, earning $53,284 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| McAughtry | 95 | 33 | / |
| MacCaughtry | 95 | 14 | / |
| McCaughtrey | 95 | 0 | / |
| McChaughtrey | 91 | 0 | / |
| McCoughtry | 90 | 16 | / |
| McCaughtre | 90 | 1 | / |
| McCaughtrie | 86 | 57 | / |
| MacCoughtry | 86 | 3 | / |
| McAughtrie | 80 | 227 | / |
| MacOughtry | 80 | 6 | / |
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