McCourt Surname

51,623rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,927 people bear this surname

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

McCourt 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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McCourt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,5501:65,3087,627
England2,4111:23,1103,221
Northern Ireland1,3311:1,386292
Australia1,0151:26,5973,615
Scotland8601:6,225991
Canada8581:42,9445,325
Ireland6331:7,4391,067
South Africa901:601,97445,802
New Zealand451:100,62913,472
Wales441:70,3306,116
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Italy161:3,822,293103,776
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Norway131:395,56035,657
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Oman121:307,3314,704
Isle of Man91:9,5362,057
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
France21:33,211,361423,184
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,3911:3,185591
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4381:55,6526,609
Scotland4321:8,6651,164
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9741:51,5595,835

McCourt 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)

(Celtic) Son of Art: v. Arthur.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

McCourt Last Name Facts

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

McCourt occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCourt? popularity and diffusion

McCourt is the 51,623rd most numerous last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 734,114 people. The surname McCourt is predominantly found in Europe, where 54 percent of McCourt are found; 54 percent are found in Northern Europe and 53 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname McCourt is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 5,550 people, or 1 in 65,308. In The United States McCourt is primarily found in: Ohio, where 8 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and New Jersey, where 6 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 46 countries. It also occurs in England, where 24 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 13 percent live.

McCourt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McCourt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McCourt surname grew 570 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 550 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 199 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 54 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McCourt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (86%) in Ireland.

In The United States McCourt are 3.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.21% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McCourt earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 52.23% more than the national average, earning 526,850 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 46.03% more than the national average, earning R 347,016 per year; in United States they earn 2.75% more than the national average, earning $44,337 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.75% more than the national average, earning $53,035 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacCourt93115/
McCort921,112/
McCurt924/
MacOurt8642/
Mocourt861/
MacCort861/
Maucourt80591/
Moucourt801/
Mascourt800/
McCord7725,315/
McCart773,437/
MacOrt7751/
Mocort771/
McKurt770/
McCartt71631/
Mascort71312/
Maccord71273/
McCarte71270/
McCoard71174/
Maucort71112/
McCarth7150/
Moquart7130/
MacCart7129/
Mackort711/
Moocort711/
MacOurd710/
Mockort710/
Macquart671,377/
Mocquart67109/
McArt67101/
Maccarte673/
Mahacort671/
Mac'cord671/
MacCarth671/

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McCourt Reference & Research

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