McFetridge Surname

263,749th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,485 people bear this surname

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

McFetridge 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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McFetridge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9591:377,95533,414
Northern Ireland3271:5,6421,046
Canada3031:121,60312,764
New Zealand2221:20,3983,586
England1481:376,47326,505
Australia741:364,80730,412
Scotland701:76,4835,732
Ireland421:112,1185,755
Wales121:257,87814,969
France21:33,211,361423,184
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2471:17,9352,182
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland211:178,2486,976
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2021:248,60720,632

McFetridge 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

McFetridge Last Name Facts

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

McFetridge occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McFetridge? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 263,749th most frequently used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 4,907,438 people. The surname McFetridge is predominantly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of McFetridge reside; 74 percent reside in North America and 73 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 959 people, or 1 in 377,955. In The United States McFetridge is most common in: California, where 16 percent reside, Oregon, where 6 percent reside and Washington, where 5 percent reside. Not including The United States it occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 22 percent reside and Canada, where 20 percent reside.

McFetridge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McFetridge has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McFetridge last name rose 475 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,850 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 333 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McFetridge Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the McFetridge surname is chiefly Presbyterian (74%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McFetridge last name are 14.25% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.02% being registered with the party.

The amount McFetridge earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.36% more than the national average, earning $45,032 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.68% more than the national average, earning $58,468 CAD per year.

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