McCurthy Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guatemala

McCurthy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McCurthy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

McCurthy Last Name Facts

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

McCurthy is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCurthy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,587,209th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name McCurthy occurs mostly in The Americas, where 108 percent of McCurthy are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 30,204,911. In The United States McCurthy is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 33 percent are found, Mississippi, where 25 percent are found and New York, where 17 percent are found. Aside from The United States McCurthy exists in one country. It is also common in Guatemala, where 8 percent are found.

McCurthy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McCurthy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McCurthy surname rose 1,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McCurthy Last Name Statistics demography

McCurthy earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 41.84% less than the national average, earning $25,094 USD per year.

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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
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  • 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 McCurthy
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