McKitric Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

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

McKitric Surname Definition:

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.

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McKitric Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:7,711,892346,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

McKitric Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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

McKitric Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name McKitric? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,843,861st most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of McKitric live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 7,711,892. In The United States McKitric is mostly found in: Ohio, where 53 percent live, Kentucky, where 34 percent live and California, where 9 percent live.

McKitric Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McKitric has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McKitric last name rose 783 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McKitric Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the McKitric last name are 43.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 90% registered with the political party.

McKitric earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.82% less than the national average, earning $32,871 USD per year.

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