McFettridge Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
McFettridge 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).
Read More About This SurnameMcFettridge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 20 | 1:267,691 | 12,985 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 9 | 1:492,207 | 16,355 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22 | 1:2,282,667 | 111,005 |
McFettridge 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.
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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McFettridge Demographics
McFettridge Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
McFettridge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McFettridge Come From? nationality or country of origin
McFettridge has its highest incidence in Scotland. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name McFettridge? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,116,508th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name McFettridge is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of McFettridge reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.
The surname is most common in Scotland, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 267,691. In Scotland McFettridge is most common in: North Ayrshire, where 30 percent live, West Dunbartonshire, where 30 percent live and Dundee City, where 20 percent live. Without taking into account Scotland this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 4 percent live.
McFettridge Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the McFettridge surname is principally Presbyterian (89%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| McFfetridge | 91 | 4 | / |
| McFattridge | 91 | 0 | / |
| McFeetridge | 91 | 0 | / |
| McFeridge | 90 | 1 | / |
| McFetrige | 90 | 0 | / |
| McFetride | 90 | 0 | / |
| McFetriged | 86 | 1 | / |
| McFereidge | 86 | 1 | / |
| McFetredge | 86 | 0 | / |
| McFehridge | 86 | 0 | / |
| McFitridge | 86 | 0 | / |
| McFfatridge | 82 | 1 | / |
| McFathridge | 82 | 1 | / |
| McFetrage | 80 | 0 | / |
| McPhhetridge | 78 | 1 | / |
| McPhetrige | 76 | 43 | / |
| McFatrudge | 76 | 1 | / |
| McPhetridde | 73 | 2 | / |
| McPhatridge | 73 | 1 | / |
| McPhetredge | 73 | 0 | / |
| McFitrage | 70 | 0 | / |
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