McFather Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

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

McFather Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McFather Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1321:2,745,901164,003
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

McFather Last Name Facts

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

McFather occurs most in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of McFather click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McFather? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,558,593rd most commonly held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 55,208,681 people. McFather is mostly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of McFather live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 132 people, or 1 in 2,745,901. In The United States McFather is mostly found in: Texas, where 48 percent reside, Georgia, where 21 percent reside and Florida, where 9 percent reside.

McFather Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McFather has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McFather last name expanded 880 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McFather Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States McFather are 29.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.47% being registered with the party.

McFather earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.14% more than the national average, earning $51,408 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McFater9347/
McFeater881/
McFaite8035/
McFeate801/
McFeter800/
McFaate800/
McPhater7541/
McFeeter7521/
McFetter752/
McPhatier711/
McFote710/
McPhate67215/
McFatta670/
McFotha670/
McFoote670/
McPheter6367/
McPheeter596/
McPhotter591/

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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 McFather
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