McQuarter Surname

781,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 362 people bear this surname

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

McQuarter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McQuarter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3611:1,004,04174,162
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

McQuarter Last Name Facts

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

The surname McQuarter is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of McQuarter.

How Common Is The Last Name McQuarter? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 781,947th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 20,131,342 people. The last name McQuarter occurs mostly in The Americas, where 81 percent of McQuarter are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name McQuarter is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 361 people, or 1 in 1,004,041. In The United States McQuarter is most numerous in: Michigan, where 31 percent reside, Louisiana, where 16 percent reside and Tennessee, where 6 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

McQuarter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McQuarter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McQuarter last name increased 656 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McQuarter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the McQuarter surname are 22.58% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75.81% being registered with the political party.

McQuarter earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.02% less than the national average, earning $37,098 USD per year.

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McQuarter Reference & Research

McWhirter FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

McWhirter FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 McQuarter
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