McCort Surname

332,527th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,112 people bear this surname

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

McCort 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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McCort Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9721:372,90033,035
New Zealand841:53,9098,584
Canada491:751,95159,756
Scotland221:243,35512,191
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
England91:6,190,895170,599
France61:11,070,454349,096
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
China21:683,660,78330,601
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3081:163,04814,833

McCort 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)

McCort Last Name Facts

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

The surname McCort is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McCort? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 332,527th most commonly occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 6,553,548 people. The surname McCort occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of McCort reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 972 people, or 1 in 372,900. In The United States McCort is primarily found in: Ohio, where 30 percent live, Florida, where 9 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 8 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

McCort Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McCort has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McCort surname grew 316 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 550 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it fell 53 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McCort Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the McCort last name is chiefly Catholic (81%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McCort surname are 23.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.76% registered with the political party.

The amount McCort earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 40.59% less than the national average, earning R 141,192 per year; in United States they earn 5.23% less than the national average, earning $40,892 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.81% less than the national average, earning $40,340 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McCourt929,927/
MacCort921/
MacCourt86115/
McCord8325,315/
McCart833,437/
MacOrt8351/
Mocort831/
McCartt77631/
Mascort77312/
Maccord77273/
McCarte77270/
McCoard77174/
Maucort77112/
McCarth7750/
MacOurt7742/
MacCart7729/
Moocort771/
Mocourt771/
Mackort771/
Mockort770/
McArt73101/
Maucourt71591/
Maccarte713/
MacCarth711/
Mahacort711/
Moucourt711/
Mac'cord711/
Mascourt710/
Macart67221/
Macord6721/
Mocart6720/
Makort6717/
Mokart6711/
McHart6711/
Mocord672/
Mokort671/
McArth671/
McArte671/

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