McKerry Surname

461,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 732 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

McKerry Surname Definition:

A corrupt form of Mulcair, q.v

McKerry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7161:75,6679,405
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Scotland311:172,7049,690
England271:2,063,63279,942
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland251:149,7296,268
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

McKerry Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A corrupt form of Mulcair, q.v

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

McKerry Last Name Facts

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

The last name McKerry is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McKerry? popularity and diffusion

It is the 461,133rd most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 9,955,664 people. The surname McKerry is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of McKerry are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

McKerry is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 716 people, or 1 in 75,667. In South Africa McKerry is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 72 percent are found, Western Cape, where 12 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 10 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent are found and Scotland, where 4 percent are found.

McKerry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McKerry has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McKerry surname increased 233 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 124 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McKerry Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (85%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McKerry last name are 9.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.25% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount McKerry earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 36.69% less than the national average, earning R 150,444 per year; in United States they earn 22.59% less than the national average, earning $33,401 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.86% less than the national average, earning $42,298 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mackerry931/
MacKery86140/
Mockery865/
McHerry862/
McKerra861/
McKerey861/
McEry830/
MacKerer8066/
MacKeroy8022/
Macherry8010/
MacKerey804/
Mocherry801/
Macketry801/
MacKeray800/
Maskerry800/
McUrry7727/
Makery7711/
McKary7710/
MacEry772/
MacKeyroy7511/
MacCherry751/
Macherrey751/
McCurry7110,920/
McCarry71981/
McHarry71337/
Mokarry7157/
Machery7157/
Makerra7122/
Makerri7122/
Macarry7117/
Mackary7113/
Mockary7112/
Makgery7112/
Mackeri717/
Makeriy716/
Mackere714/
MacKory713/
Mokhery712/
Makerey711/
Mokerer711/
Makeryo711/
Macorry711/
Makoery711/
MacEroy711/
MacKera711/
MacErre710/
Macherey67970/
McCarrey67264/
Mocquery67181/
Mokeiray6750/
McCurrey6746/
MacKarey6738/
Moucarry6732/
MacCorry6711/
Maskherrooy677/
MacKeris672/
MacKaroy672/
Meichery672/
MacCeary671/
Mackerei671/
MacQuery671/
Macheery671/
Makkerri671/
MacKeree670/
MacHeray670/
Maskeray670/

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