McPetrie Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Scotland

McPetrie Surname Definition:

MACPETRIE, Macpetre: Same as Macpeter, q. v. Ayg' Mac Petri was penetual vicar of the parish church of S. Columba of Kerepol, 1375 (Chron. Man, p. 186). Patricius moir McPatre Mc William, parishioner of Duthil, 1537 (Grant, III, p. 269). The name is still in record.

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McPetrie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada701:526,36644,416
Scotland501:107,0767,147
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
England221:2,532,63991,802
United States101:36,245,893832,629
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland751:49,9103,440
England81:3,046,92180,371

McPetrie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACPETRIE, Macpetre: Same as Macpeter, q. v. Ayg' Mac Petri was penetual vicar of the parish church of S. Columba of Kerepol, 1375 (Chron. Man, p. 186). Patricius moir McPatre Mc William, parishioner of Duthil, 1537 (Grant, III, p. 269). The name is still in record.

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

McPetrie Last Name Facts

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

The surname McPetrie is more frequently found in Canada than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McPetrie? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,765,740th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. McPetrie occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of McPetrie are found; 74 percent are found in North America and 74 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widespread in Canada, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 526,366. In Canada it is primarily concentrated in: Ontario, where 54 percent live, Manitoba, where 29 percent live and British Columbia, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Canada it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 46 percent live and South Africa, where 31 percent live.

McPetrie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McPetrie has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people bearing the McPetrie surname decreased 33 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it grew 275 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McPetrie Last Name Statistics demography

The amount McPetrie earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 1.07% more than the national average, earning R 240,180 per year; in United States they earn 49.13% more than the national average, earning $64,350 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.2% less than the national average, earning $49,586 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacPetrie9419/
McPetries940/
MacPietrie890/
McPetire881/
McPhetres82102/
MacPetire821/
McPherrie820/
Mcpeter8017/
MacPeter755/
Machpatri7110/
Machapatri6716/
Mcpedro671/

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