McCortney Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

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

McCortney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McCortney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1601:2,265,368141,469
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1211:415,03030,604

McCortney Last Name Facts

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

McCortney occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McCortney? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,374,607th most numerous family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 45,547,162 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of McCortney live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 160 people, or 1 in 2,265,368. In The United States McCortney is most numerous in: California, where 27 percent are found, Ohio, where 13 percent are found and Oklahoma, where 11 percent are found. Apart from The United States it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 1 percent are found and Russia, where 1 percent are found.

McCortney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McCortney has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 132 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McCortney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the McCortney last name is primarily Presbyterian (43%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McCortney last name are 37.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 84.62% being registered to vote for the party.

McCortney earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.61% more than the national average, earning $52,041 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maccourtney9068/
McCartney8927,525/
MacOrtney890/
MacCartney84447/
McCarthney8473/
MacCortner842/
McArtney82451/
Macartney782,371/
MacCartny7815/
McKartney781/
MacKartney743/
MacArthney742/
MacArtny715/
Mascartnhas502/

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McCortney Reference & Research

Courtenay / Courtney FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Courtenay / Courtney FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 McCortney
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis