McNitt Surname

227,813th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,780 people bear this surname

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

McNitt Surname User-submission:

It is a surname, which derived from the Pictish clan MacNaghten. The clan is said to have originated from antiquity in Perthshire, near Glen Lyon, and moved to Argyll sometime at the end of the first millennia.

The McNaughts split from the parent clan at the behest of King Robert the Bruce (in the 14th Century) in order to take up lands in the South West of Scotland, which were previously owned by the Clan MacDougall.

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McNitt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7801:203,62919,997
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4211:119,28411,655

McNitt Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is a surname, which derived from the Pictish clan MacNaghten. The clan is said to have originated from antiquity in Perthshire, near Glen Lyon, and moved to Argyll sometime at the end of the first millennia.

The McNaughts split from the parent clan at the behest of King Robert the Bruce (in the 14th Century) in order to take up lands in the South West of Scotland, which were previously owned by the Clan MacDougall.

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McNitt Last Name Facts

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

The surname McNitt is found most frequently in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McNitt? popularity and diffusion

The surname McNitt is the 227,813th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 4,094,127 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of McNitt are found; 85 percent are found in North America and 85 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 1,780 people, or 1 in 203,629. In The United States McNitt is primarily found in: Michigan, where 13 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and New York, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent are found and The Philippines, where 0 percent are found.

McNitt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McNitt has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 423 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McNitt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the McNitt surname are 21.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.26% being registered with the political party.

McNitt earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.26% more than the national average, earning $44,124 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McKnitt9216/
MacNitt9216/
McNatt833,665/
McNite833/
MacNett7726/
McNat732/
MacKnett7110/
MacNeith715/
MacNette710/
MacKnite710/
Maknit675/
McKennith672/
Macnet671/
MacKnet6238/
Moscnet621/
Mocknet620/
Maknite620/
Makhnist5774/
Mahaknit576/
Moknisht571/
McKennet571/
Maiknait571/
McKenneth534/
Maknet5042/
MacKenneth501/

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