McCoard Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

McCoard Surname Definition:

MACCOARD, Maccord, Maccourt: Maccord is an old surname in the parish of Ballantrae (Paterson, II, p. 87). Woulfe says same as MacCuarta, MacCuairt, "not improbably a corruption of MacMhuircheartaigh." compare Mackirdy. Nigel M'Corde resigned the lands of Skeich in the sheriffdom of Wigtoune, 1471 (RMS.

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McCoard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1491:2,432,610149,447
Scotland171:314,93014,413
England41:13,929,515290,718
New Zealand41:1,132,08147,619
Wales41:773,63329,106
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland231:192,6039,322
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland71:534,74514,325
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

McCoard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACCOARD, Maccord, Maccourt: Maccord is an old surname in the parish of Ballantrae (Paterson, II, p. 87). Woulfe says same as MacCuarta, MacCuairt, "not improbably a corruption of MacMhuircheartaigh." compare Mackirdy. Nigel M'Corde resigned the lands of Skeich in the sheriffdom of Wigtoune, 1471 (RMS., II, 1025), and Gilbert Makcorde appears in Wigtownshire, 1473 (ALHT., I, p. 9). John M'Cord and George M'Cord were occupiers of Nether Barnele in Carrick, 1544 (RMS., III, 3025), and William M'Cord was admitted burgess of Glasgow, 1627 (Burgesses).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

McCoard Last Name Facts

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

The last name McCoard is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of McCoard click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCoard? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,300,225th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 41,882,448 people. The surname McCoard occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of McCoard reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 149 people, or 1 in 2,432,610. In The United States McCoard is most frequent in: Utah, where 40 percent reside, California, where 27 percent reside and Washington, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 10 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

McCoard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McCoard has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McCoard surname increased 677 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 243 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McCoard Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the McCoard last name is principally Anglican (70%) in Ireland.

In The United States McCoard are 29.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.19% being registered with the political party.

McCoard earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.36% more than the national average, earning $43,304 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McCord9225,315/
Maccord86273/
Maccard8610/
McArd8358/
McHoward8031/
Mac'cord801/
McCart773,437/
McCort771,112/
Mocard77113/
McHard77100/
Macard7764/
Macord7721/
Mocord772/
Moqard771/
McCourt719,927/
McCartt71631/
Mascord71382/
McCarte71270/
Mascard7187/
McCarth7150/
Moquard7141/
MacCart7129/
Moscard7124/
Mockard7113/
MacGard717/
MacKard714/
MacKord712/
Magcard711/
Maucard711/
MacCort711/
Moscord711/
Meacard710/
MacOurd710/
Maycord710/
Mocquard67479/
MacCourt67115/
McArt67101/
Maccarte673/
Macquard672/
Mokhardt671/
MacCarth671/
MacGaurd670/

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