McGetterick Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

McGetterick Surname Definition:

MACKETTRICK, Macetterick, Macketterick, Mackitterick, Mackittrick: Variant forms of the same name all in curent use in Galloway. In Gaelic the name is spelled Mac Shitrig, 'son of Sitric' or 'Sitrig,' from the ON. personal name Sigtryggr, 'true victory.

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McGetterick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland81:467,90212,875
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

McGetterick Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACKETTRICK, Macetterick, Macketterick, Mackitterick, Mackittrick: Variant forms of the same name all in curent use in Galloway. In Gaelic the name is spelled Mac Shitrig, 'son of Sitric' or 'Sitrig,' from the ON. personal name Sigtryggr, 'true victory.' The name being in the genitive in Gaelic causes the initial S to be lost by aspiration, and the k-sound of c carried over from Mac. The Annals of Ulster under the year 892 record great confusion among the Norsemen under the son of Imhar (= Ivar) and Sichfrith, and three years later is the entry: "Sit-riucc son of Imhar was slain by other Norsemen. ' John M'Kethirryke appears as tenant in 'Villa de Prestoun" in 1376 (RHM., I, p. Ixi). In 1460 the fine of John M'KittricK in Kirkcudbright was remitted (ER., VII, p. 5), and Thomas Makettrik and his heirs had a charter of the lands of Kelauch in Galloway in 1476 (RMS., II, 1256). John Mc Quhitrig witnessed a charter of amortization by Alexander Gillert, rector of Newlands, 1504 (Soltre, p. 325), and Patrick Makketrig in Galloway in 1529 had a respite for his "tressonable intercommonyng with Inglismen" (RSS,, II, 431). Robert M'Quhittroche in Culquha (Kirkcudbright) was a charter witness in 1643 (Laing, 2330), and John MacKit-trick and John Kittrick (without the 'mac') were residents in the parish of Rorgue in 1684 (RPC., 3. ser. IX, p. 567). John M'Whitrock appears in Raentone, 1687 (Kirkcudbright). The name is also current under the form Munkittrick. Some of this name have changed to Ketteridge as 'more genteel' (Trotter). McKitrick 1641.

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

Mag Shitrie A variant of MacKetrick, q.v

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

McGetterick Last Name Facts

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

The surname McGetterick occurs more in Ireland more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of McGetterick.

How Common Is The Last Name McGetterick? popularity and diffusion

The surname McGetterick is the 10,311,814th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of McGetterick live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.

The last name McGetterick is most prevalent in Ireland, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 1,569,646. In Ireland it is most common in: Leinster, where 67 percent live and Connaught, where 33 percent live. Apart from Ireland McGetterick exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent live.

McGetterick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McGetterick has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McGetterick last name fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McGeterick950/
McKetterick9135/
McHetterick910/
McKitterick82428/
McKiterick7627/
McKitterik761/
McKitterisk731/
McKittirick731/
McKiteric700/
McKitirick671/

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