McNidder Surname

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

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

McNidder Surname Definition:

MACNIDER, Macnidder, Macniter: Gaelic Mac an fhigheadair, 'son of the weaver. ' Matho M'Nedyr was burgess of Ayr, 1471 (Friars Ayr, p. 53), and John Makneddar resigned certain annual rents to the Friars Preachers of Ayr, 1515 (ibid., p. 78).

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McNidder Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:2,785,90397,972
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland291:129,0765,773

McNidder Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACNIDER, Macnidder, Macniter: Gaelic Mac an fhigheadair, 'son of the weaver. ' Matho M'Nedyr was burgess of Ayr, 1471 (Friars Ayr, p. 53), and John Makneddar resigned certain annual rents to the Friars Preachers of Ayr, 1515 (ibid., p. 78). Three Maknedars, followers of the earl of Cassilis, were respited for murder in 1526 (RSS., I, 3386). John McNettar, fisherman in Inverness, 1557 (Rec. Inv., p. 8), John M'Knedar, clerk of Glasgow diocese, 1567 (Friars Ayr, p. 106); and John McKnedar, notary in Prestwick, 1575 (Prestwick, p. 77), may be the John McKnedar, burgess of Ayr in 1585, who appears as cautioner for Oswald McKnedar in £200 (RPC., III, p. 723,732). A McNoder in Strogarne was summoned to answer a charge of violence and robbery in 1592 (RPC., V, p. 28). McCoull VcNeter in Strathfellen was one of a number who aided the Macgregors at Glenfruin and Glenfinlas (Irving, Dumbartonshire, p. 227). John McNedar in Mayboll, 1604, and Alexander McNedar in Drumnoir. Ayrshire, 1608 (RPC., VII, p. 548; VIII, p. 671). The name is probably extinct in Scotland, but it occurs in Canada and the United States. Hanford McNider was unsuccessful nominee for the Presidency of the United States in 1932. In some cases the surname has probably been changed to its English equivalent, Weaver. M'Nedair 1589.

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)
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McNidder Last Name Facts

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

The surname McNidder occurs most in England. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McNidder? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,843,861st most frequent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of McNidder reside; 79 percent reside in Northern Europe and 79 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 2,785,903. In England McNidder is mostly concentrated in: West Midlands, where 75 percent live, Greater London, where 10 percent live and Somerset, where 5 percent live. Not including England this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 36 percent live and Australia, where 13 percent live.

McNidder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McNidder has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people bearing the McNidder surname declined 41 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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McNider93127/
McKnider882/
McNaider880/
McSnider880/
McNide860/
Msnider801/
McNeder800/
McKinnide711/
McNeade670/
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