McRoberts Surname

75,620th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,489 people bear this surname

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

McRoberts Surname Definition:

= Mac Robert (q.v.) + the English genit. -s suff.

McRoberts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,1461:70,4358,171
Canada5341:68,9997,922
Scotland5251:10,1981,405
England4321:128,97712,816
Northern Ireland3721:4,960946
Australia2811:96,07010,909
New Zealand991:45,7417,523
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Wales61:515,75523,171
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
China21:683,660,78330,601
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4051:10,9381,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2271:16,4901,776
England571:427,63825,025
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9531:52,6955,948

McRoberts (13) may also be a first name.

McRoberts Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Mac Robert (q.v.) + the English genit. -s suff.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

McRoberts Last Name Facts

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

The last name McRoberts occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McRoberts? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 75,620th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,123,061 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of McRoberts live; 79 percent live in North America and 79 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 13 people.

The surname McRoberts is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 5,146 people, or 1 in 70,435. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Missouri, where 11 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Ohio, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States it is found in 33 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 8 percent reside and Scotland, where 8 percent reside.

McRoberts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McRoberts has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McRoberts last name expanded 540 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 231 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 758 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 100 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McRoberts Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (61%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McRoberts surname are 17.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.4% being registered with the party.

The amount McRoberts earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 5.87% more than the national average, earning R 251,580 per year; in United States they earn 0.68% less than the national average, earning $42,857 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.98% more than the national average, earning $59,612 CAD per year.

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