McQualter Surname

371,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 966 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

McQualter Surname Definition:

MACWALTER, Macqualter: Gaelic MacBhaltair, 'son of Walter ' q. v. John Makwatter and Ewin McWalter, followers of the earl of Cassilis, were respited for murder in 1526 (RSS., I, 3386). John Graham McWalter in Duchry was fined for reset of outlawed Macgregors, 1613 (RPC.

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McQualter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia9661:27,9463,802
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884

McQualter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACWALTER, Macqualter: Gaelic MacBhaltair, 'son of Walter ' q. v. John Makwatter and Ewin McWalter, followers of the earl of Cassilis, were respited for murder in 1526 (RSS., I, 3386). John Graham McWalter in Duchry was fined for reset of outlawed Macgregors, 1613 (RPC., XIV, p. 640), Parian M'Walter of Auchinvennell, 1619 (Sasines, II, 66), David M'Waltir in Mayboill, a witness in 1621 (Laing, 1879), and William McWattir in Kilkerrane, Ayr, charged with molestation in 1628 (RPC., 2. ser. II, p. 543). William M'Walter, 'teughter' in Ferne, a witness there 1675, George M'Watter, witness in Ayr, 1665 (Laing, 2745, 2595), and Margaret McWater in the parish of Portpatrick, 1684 (Parish) M'Qualter 1667, M'Quatter 1663, McVater 1684. An old form of the name in Galloway was Macquhalter.

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

McQualter Last Name Facts

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

The surname McQualter is carried by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of McQualter click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McQualter? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 371,590th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 7,544,043 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 100 percent of McQualter live; 100 percent live in Australasia and 100 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname McQualter is most commonly occurring in Australia, where it is held by 966 people, or 1 in 27,946. In Australia McQualter is primarily found in: Victoria, where 77 percent live, New South Wales, where 16 percent live and Queensland, where 5 percent live. Barring Australia this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

McQualter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McQualter has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the McQualter last name decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McQualter Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McQualtere951/
McQualtie894/
McQualtei892/
McQualtess840/
McGalter821/
McAlte800/
McWalther781/
McWhalter780/
McAltea750/
McAlthie713/
McAltech710/
McColter710/
McGolther671/
McAlta670/
McAlty670/
Mcgalty6366/
McAulty632/
Mccalty631/
McCalta630/
McKalty630/
McAltis630/
McAltaa630/
McWalty630/
McColtie590/
McCaulty590/
McColty500/

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