McKiterick Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

McKiterick 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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McKiterick Surname Distribution Map

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Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

McKiterick 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)

Woulfe describes this name both as rare and scattered; but in fact it is by no means uncommon within a comparatively limited area, viz the old territory of Oriel. Its homeland has always been the country centred around Counties Armagh and Monaghan. In the former county a peculiar synonym of the name, viz Hanson, * is hard to explain. MacKeterick, one of the numerous variant spellings of the name, occurs in an Ormond army list of 1648 as a trumpeter in Capt. Parsons's troop: nearly all the soldiers in it were English and perhaps this man was in fact a MacGetrick from Galloway in Scotland.

Alexander MacKitrick was one of the “tenant settlers” in the Clogher area under the Plantation of Ulster: most of the families in that settlement were Gaelic-Irish. The name is formed from the Norse personal name Sitric and it appears in a Judiciary Roll of 1306 dealing with Co. Waterford as MacShitteruk-in Irish it is Mac Shitric. An interesting fact is that Ketrick without the prefix Mac is associated with Westport, Co. Mayo, not with Oriel.

*For Hanson see p. 85 supra.

— Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Mac Shitric, from the Norse personal name Sitric. This belongs mainly to Oriel. SIF 100

— A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght
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McKiterick Demographics

McKiterick Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 1 (1901)

Religious Adherence
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McKiterick Last Name Facts

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

McKiterick is found in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of McKiterick click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McKiterick? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,798,600th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name McKiterick is primarily found in Oceania, where 96 percent of McKiterick reside; 96 percent reside in Australasia and 96 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name McKiterick is most commonly occurring in Australia, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 1,038,296. In Australia it is primarily concentrated in: Victoria, where 50 percent are found, Queensland, where 42 percent are found and Northern Territory, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Australia McKiterick exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent are found.

McKiterick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McKiterick has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McKiterick surname declined 98 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McKiterick Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McKitterick95428/
McKiteric950/
McKitirick901/
McKitterik901/
McKetterick8635/
McKitterisk861/
McKittirick861/
McGeterick800/
McGetterick763/
McHetterick760/

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