McLarty Surname

130,488th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,467 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

McLarty Surname Definition:

A contraction form of Mac Flaherty, Son of Flaherty, q.v.

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McLarty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5761:140,70614,623
Canada7781:47,3595,769
Jamaica5961:4,815646
Scotland3481:15,3851,930
Australia2891:93,41110,672
England2521:221,10318,649
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
China21:683,660,78330,601
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland3131:11,9591,453
England361:677,09432,515
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2681:187,38316,555

McLarty Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A contraction form of Mac Flaherty, Son of Flaherty, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

User-submitted Reference

A Scottish surname that means 'son of the speaker'.

- michael_mclarty

McLarty Last Name Facts

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

McLarty is found most frequently in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McLarty? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 130,488th most commonly used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,101,975 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 114 percent of McLarty live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 2,576 people, or 1 in 140,706. In The United States McLarty is primarily found in: Texas, where 17 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Georgia, where 8 percent live. Besides The United States it occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 22 percent live and Jamaica, where 17 percent live.

McLarty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McLarty has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McLarty last name increased 961 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 111 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McLarty Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Anglican (42%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McLarty last name are 18.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.54% registered with the political party.

The amount McLarty earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 122.98% more than the national average, earning R 529,896 per year; in United States they earn 6.82% more than the national average, earning $46,092 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3% more than the national average, earning $51,175 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McClarty93933/
McLaerty931/
McLearty930/
McLartey930/
Mcclarthy8820/
McClairty8814/
McCclarty880/
McClearty880/
McLarthey880/
McLerty861/
Mclorty861/
McLarta860/
McLourty801/
Mcklerty801/
McLarter800/
McClerty800/
McClertey750/
McLortha670/

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