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

The last name McCortney is found most in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McCortney? popularity and diffusion

McCortney is the 1,374,607th most common last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 45,547,162 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of McCortney reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

McCortney is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 160 people, or 1 in 2,265,368. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 27 percent live, Ohio, where 13 percent live and Oklahoma, where 11 percent live. Apart from The United States McCortney is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 1 percent live and Russia, where 1 percent live.

McCortney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

McCortney Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the McCortney surname are 37.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 84.62% being registered with 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