McMerty Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

McMerty Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McMerty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

McMerty Last Name Facts

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

The surname McMerty is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McMerty? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,436,415th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 144 percent of McMerty live; 142 percent live in North America and 142 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name McMerty is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 5,846,112. In The United States McMerty is primarily found in: Minnesota, where 19 percent are found, North Carolina, where 18 percent are found and New Jersey, where 16 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 42 percent are found and Costa Rica, where 2 percent are found.

McMerty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McMerty has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 620 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McMerty Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McMerty surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McMerty earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 15.78% more than the national average, earning $49,958 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.73% more than the national average, earning $62,961 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McMearty9374/
McMertey930/
McMerthy930/
McMearthy881/
McMarty867/
McMerta860/
McMartey801/
McMertie801/
McMerter800/
McMarthay750/
McMyrter670/
McMartie670/
McMyrtis670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McMerty
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