McLetchie Surname

926,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Trinidad and Tobago
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

McLetchie Surname Definition:

MACLATCHIE, Maclatchy, Macletchie, Macclatchie, Macclatchy: MIr. Mac Gilla Eidich, 'son of Eidich's gillie.' There is a Mac Gilla Eidich in AU. (s.a. 1197). Surnames recorded in Ayrshire and Galloway. George McClechie was the king's sergeant within the sheriffdom of Arne, 1519 (Ros).

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McLetchie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Trinidad and Tobago1841:7,4131,107
United States1451:2,499,717152,655
Scotland871:61,5385,001
England441:1,266,32057,817
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland691:54,2503,600
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

McLetchie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACLATCHIE, Maclatchy, Macletchie, Macclatchie, Macclatchy: MIr. Mac Gilla Eidich, 'son of Eidich's gillie.' There is a Mac Gilla Eidich in AU. (s.a. 1197). Surnames recorded in Ayrshire and Galloway. George McClechie was the king's sergeant within the sheriffdom of Arne, 1519 (Ros). John M'Cletchie appears in Ayr, 1656 (Ayr, p. 197). George M'Clatchy, a native of Ireland, joined the Church of Scotland in 1840, and died in London, 1857 (Fasti). Thomas M'Clatchie, missionary in China, in latter half of nineteenth century, was apperently living in 1876, and Thomas Russell Hillier MacClatchie, of H. M. Consular Service and member of the Asiatic Society of Japan, who died in 1886, may have been his son.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

McLetchie Last Name Facts

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

McLetchie is held by more people in Trinidad and Tobago than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McLetchie? popularity and diffusion

The surname McLetchie is the 926,175th most numerous family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 25,570,337 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 124 percent of McLetchie are found; 65 percent are found in Caribbean and 65 percent are found in Anglo-Caribbean.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Trinidad and Tobago, where it is carried by 184 people, or 1 in 7,413. In Trinidad and Tobago it is most common in: Western Tobago, where 58 percent reside, San Juan-Laventille Regional Corporation, where 22 percent reside and Tunapuna-Piarco Regional Corporation, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Trinidad and Tobago McLetchie is found in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 51 percent reside and Scotland, where 31 percent reside.

McLetchie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McLetchie has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McLetchie last name grew 14,500 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 126 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it grew 880 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McLetchie Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the McLetchie surname is primarily Anglican (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McLetchie surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McLetchie earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 4.84% more than the national average, earning R 249,132 per year; in United States they earn 4.91% more than the national average, earning $45,269 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.74% less than the national average, earning $43,852 CAD per year.

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