McFatridge Surname

436,668th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 786 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

McFatridge Surname Definition:

Woulfe gives the Gaelic form of this name as MacPheadruis (son of Petrus, the Latin of Peter); I presume he had some authority for adding that the family was “not improbably” an offshoot of the O'Breslins” (see More Irish Families, p. 42).

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McFatridge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7691:471,33840,071
Canada1301:283,42826,469
Scotland101:535,38220,332
England41:13,929,515290,718
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:784,66749,209

McFatridge Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Woulfe gives the Gaelic form of this name as MacPheadruis (son of Petrus, the Latin of Peter); I presume he had some authority for adding that the family was “not improbably” an offshoot of the O'Breslins” (see More Irish Families, p. 42). It is essentially an Ulster name. It occurs in Co. Antrim in the “census” of 1659 as MacPhetrish; and MacPhatricks which is also there is probably a variant of the same name not of MacPatrick (q.v. infra). From Co. Antrim, too, came Lieut. MacPhedris and his relative William MacFetrick, two of the defenders of Derry at the siege of 1689. Woulfe distinguished between MacFettridge (Mac Pheadruis) and MacFetrick, which he makes MacPhadraic: They are, however, usually synonymous. MacFettridge is numerous to-day in Counties Antrim and Derry but not elsewhere.

Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Mac Pheadruis, i.e. son of Petrus, not Patricius. The anglicized form is much confused with MacFetrick, both being located mainly in Antrim.

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A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

McFatridge Last Name Facts

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

McFatridge occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McFatridge? popularity and diffusion

The last name McFatridge is the 436,668th most frequent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 9,271,687 people. McFatridge occurs mostly in The Americas, where 113 percent of McFatridge reside; 113 percent reside in North America and 113 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

McFatridge is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 769 people, or 1 in 471,338. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 38 percent live, Indiana, where 10 percent live and Oklahoma, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 17 percent live and Scotland, where 1 percent live.

McFatridge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McFatridge has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McFatridge last name rose 1,202 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McFatridge Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States McFatridge are 11.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McFatridge earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 4.13% less than the national average, earning $41,366 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26% more than the national average, earning $62,601 CAD per year.

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