McQuitty Surname

328,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,130 people bear this surname

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

McQuitty Surname Definition:

MACQUATTIE: A form of Macwattie, q. v. John M'Quhattie and Bessie M'Quhattie held land in the bailliary of Kyle-Stewart in 1607 (RMS., VI 1929), and Donald McQuhatti is recorded tenant of Mekill Brinqualis, Moray, in 1504 (ER., XII, p. 670).

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McQuitty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9541:379,93633,574
Northern Ireland2091:8,8281,447
Canada961:383,80834,152
England861:647,88437,755
Australia671:402,92132,505
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Panama71:558,8949,437
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1461:30,3423,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1401:358,70527,299

McQuitty Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACQUATTIE: A form of Macwattie, q. v. John M'Quhattie and Bessie M'Quhattie held land in the bailliary of Kyle-Stewart in 1607 (RMS., VI 1929), and Donald McQuhatti is recorded tenant of Mekill Brinqualis, Moray, in 1504 (ER., XII, p. 670). M'Quatty 1584. Recorded in Edinburgh, 1943.

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

McQuitty Last Name Facts

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

McQuitty is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McQuitty? popularity and diffusion

McQuitty is the 328,333rd most frequently held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 6,449,156 people. McQuitty occurs mostly in The Americas, where 63 percent of McQuitty reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 954 people, or 1 in 379,936. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Ohio, where 11 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Maryland, where 5 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 18 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.

McQuitty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McQuitty has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 681 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,433 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 533 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McQuitty Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (71%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McQuitty last name are 15.43% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.2% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McQuitty earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.68% more than the national average, earning $44,738 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.05% more than the national average, earning $54,677 CAD per year.

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