McCourtney Surname

769,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 370 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

McCourtney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McCourtney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2961:1,224,52386,796
Scotland681:78,7335,846
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
England51:11,143,612252,590
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland361:123,0527,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland241:155,9676,425
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1351:371,99028,019

McCourtney Last Name Facts

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

The surname McCourtney is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McCourtney? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 769,129th most common surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 19,696,070 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of McCourtney live; 80 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 296 people, or 1 in 1,224,523. In The United States McCourtney is primarily concentrated in: Minnesota, where 18 percent are found, California, where 17 percent are found and New York, where 6 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 18 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 2 percent are found.

McCourtney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McCourtney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McCourtney surname increased 219 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 283 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McCourtney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the McCourtney last name is predominantly Catholic (69%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McCourtney last name are 30.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76.92% being registered to vote for the political party.

McCourtney earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.77% more than the national average, earning $47,796 USD per year.

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McCourtney 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 McCourtney
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