McKenty Surname

887,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

McKenty Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McKenty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2251:1,610,929108,055
Canada1031:357,72432,292
England371:1,505,89364,828
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland811:54,6904,453
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

McKenty Last Name Facts

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

The last name McKenty is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McKenty? popularity and diffusion

The surname McKenty is the 887,624th most numerous last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 24,051,307 people. McKenty is predominantly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of McKenty are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 86 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name McKenty is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 225 people, or 1 in 1,610,929. In The United States McKenty is most numerous in: Washington, where 10 percent live, New York, where 10 percent live and Kentucky, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States McKenty exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 34 percent live and England, where 12 percent live.

McKenty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McKenty has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McKenty last name increased 536 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McKenty Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (59%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McKenty surname are 5.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.38% registered with the party.

The amount McKenty earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.07% less than the national average, earning $42,256 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.33% more than the national average, earning $54,816 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mckentey932/
McKentay931/
McEnty920/
McKinty86241/
McCenty860/
McKenta860/
McEntey860/
McKentie8031/
McKintey802/
McKintay800/
McKentee800/
McGeenty800/
McInty775/
McEnte772/
Mkente771/
Mkenta771/
McKentish755/
McGinty7112,499/
McEntte716/
McCinty711/
McCntty711/
McIntey710/
McHinty710/
McGinthy6777/
McGintey6717/
McCentee677/
McGinnty672/
McQuinty671/
McGintuy671/
McKintee670/
McEentee670/
McKintie670/
McHindty670/
McEnttee670/
McGintty670/
McCginty670/

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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
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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 McKenty
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