McKendrie Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

McKendrie Surname Definition:

MACHENDRIE, Machendrick, Machendry, Machenry, Mackendrick, Mackenrick: These ere Highland border names meaning 'son of Henry,' in Gaelic MacEanrutg. The d is intrusive as in Henderson, which has the same meaning and is used as an Englishing of the name.

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McKendrie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:3,482,379114,324
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland181:207,9567,652
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

McKendrie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACHENDRIE, Machendrick, Machendry, Machenry, Mackendrick, Mackenrick: These ere Highland border names meaning 'son of Henry,' in Gaelic MacEanrutg. The d is intrusive as in Henderson, which has the same meaning and is used as an Englishing of the name. John M'Henri , lord of Koylyan, charter witness, c. 137080 (Laing, 64). Gilcrist Makhenry, tenant of Hidderbrigende and Drumquharagan in 1480 appears again in 1483 as M'Henri (ER., IX, p. 561,594). John McKanrig, probably his son, was tenant of Coschamby, Stragartna, in 1499, and appears again as John McCanrig or McCanrik, tenant of Drumquhargane, Strathgartney, in 1502 (ibid., XII, p. 416,634). Euar Makanry held a merkland of John Culquhone of Lus in Kilmun in 1497 (RMS.,II, 2385), and Gilbert Makcanryk, a follower of the earl of Cassilis, was respited for murder in 1526 (RSS., I, 3386). Duncan McKinriche was tenant on lands in Strathdee in 1527 (Grant, III, p. 68), and Johnne M'Henry had a remission from Queen Mary for his part in assisting the English in burning the town of Dunnone and besieging the castle in 1546 (RSS.). In 1695 the earl of Argyll was retoured heir in a 'mercata terrae ab antiquo per Iver M'Canrie possessa' (Retours, Argyll, 93). Donald McCandrie and John McCandrie in Glaick and Duncan McHenrie in Knockbaine of Strathbren are in record in 1726 (HP., II, p. 332,338). The Henrys of Argyll and Bute are most probably originally Mackendricks. The names are also Englished Henry. McHenrik 1590, M'Kendrig 1669.

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

McKendrie Last Name Facts

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

The surname McKendrie is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McKendrie? popularity and diffusion

The surname McKendrie is the 3,730,171st most frequently used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of McKendrie reside; 68 percent reside in Northern Europe and 68 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname McKendrie is most common in England, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 3,482,379. In England McKendrie is mostly concentrated in: Cumbria, where 75 percent are found, West Yorkshire, where 19 percent are found and Greater London, where 6 percent are found. Excluding England this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Scotland, where 11 percent are found.

McKendrie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McKendrie has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 40 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McKendrie Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the McKendrie surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McKendree891,218/
Mackendree8480/
McKendry823,161/
McEndree82640/
McKendra824/
McAndrie820/
McKindree7812/
MacKendry784/
McAndre753/
McEndra750/
McKindra71109/
Makendra7113/
McAndrey711/
Macindre711/
Makendry711/
McKindry710/
Machindre674/
Maikendra671/
McAndra630/

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