McIlrath Surname

318,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,175 people bear this surname

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

McIlrath Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McIlrath Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0441:347,18331,158
Northern Ireland2841:6,4971,171
Australia921:293,43225,879
South Africa691:785,18453,751
England261:2,143,00282,017
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Scotland131:411,83217,291
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1401:31,6423,133
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States911:551,85437,927

McIlrath Last Name Facts

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

The last name McIlrath occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McIlrath? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 318,494th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 6,202,167 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of McIlrath are found; 85 percent are found in North America and 85 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname McIlrath is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,044 people, or 1 in 347,183. In The United States McIlrath is most prevalent in: Iowa, where 10 percent live, Indiana, where 10 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 24 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

McIlrath Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McIlrath has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McIlrath surname rose 1,147 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 650 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McIlrath Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (76%) in Ireland.

In The United States McIlrath are 21.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.18% registered to vote for the party.

The amount McIlrath earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 2.08% less than the national average, earning R 232,704 per year; in United States they earn 12.49% more than the national average, earning $48,539 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.74% more than the national average, earning $50,052 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacIlrath942/
MacIlraith8922/
MacIlreath894/
McElrath884,200/
MacElrath8234/
MacIlreith7812/
MacKelrath788/
MacElreath781/
MacLeraith780/
MacKelratt670/

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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
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  • 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 McIlrath
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