McFater Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

McFater Surname Definition:

MACPHATER, Macpeeters, Macfater: Gaelic Mac Pheadatr for earlier Mac Gille Pheadair, 'son of (S. ) Peter's gillie. ' The name of an old Argyllshire family. Gillipetair mac Donnchaidh is a witness in the Book of Deer. Thomas Moir McGillifedder is in record in 1607 (RPC.

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McFater Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada471:783,94961,790
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland181:207,9567,652

McFater Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACPHATER, Macpeeters, Macfater: Gaelic Mac Pheadatr for earlier Mac Gille Pheadair, 'son of (S. ) Peter's gillie. ' The name of an old Argyllshire family. Gillipetair mac Donnchaidh is a witness in the Book of Deer. Thomas Moir McGillifedder is in record in 1607 (RPC. ), and Duncan M'Fater appears in Deochaig, parish of Kilblaan, 1694 (Argyll Inv. ). McIllepheder and McIllephedrin 1704, McIllephedder 1706. The name is probably sometimes Anglicized Peters. See also Malpeter.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

McFater Last Name Facts

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

The surname McFater occurs more in Canada more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McFater? popularity and diffusion

The last name McFater is the 2,843,861st most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 104 percent of McFater reside; 104 percent reside in North America and 104 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most widely held in Canada, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 783,949. In Canada it is primarily found in: Ontario, where 98 percent reside and British Columbia, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Canada it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent reside.

McFater Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

McFater earn significantly more than the average income. In Canada they earn 27.49% more than the national average, earning $63,339 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McFather93132/
McFeater931/
McFaite8635/
McFeate861/
McFeter860/
McFaate860/
McPhater8041/
McFeeter8021/
McFetter802/
McFote770/
McPhatier751/
McPhate71215/
McFatta710/
McFoote710/
McPheter6767/
McPheeter636/
McPhotter631/
McFotha570/

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