McTague Surname

231,065th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,750 people bear this surname

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

McTague Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Son of the Poet [Irish Mac Taidhg, genit. of Tadg, a poet]

McTague Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4151:256,15524,256
Canada2551:144,49314,820
Ireland1571:29,9932,657
England1541:361,80625,827
Northern Ireland1471:12,5511,831
New Zealand1001:45,2837,455
Scotland481:111,5387,348
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
France121:5,535,227269,324
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Wales41:773,63329,106
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2051:21,6092,462
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland401:93,5804,818
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2831:177,45115,850

McTague Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Son of the Poet [Irish Mac Taidhg, genit. of Tadg, a poet]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

McTague Last Name Facts

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

The surname McTague is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McTague? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 231,065th most widely held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 4,164,312 people. The last name McTague is mostly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of McTague reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,415 people, or 1 in 256,155. In The United States McTague is most common in: California, where 7 percent live, New Jersey, where 7 percent live and Massachusetts, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 15 percent live and Ireland, where 9 percent live.

McTague Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McTague has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 500 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 23 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it increased 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 120 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McTague Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the McTague last name are 0.59999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.63% registered with the party.

The amount McTague earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 16.18% more than the national average, earning $50,129 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.77% more than the national average, earning $51,061 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McTeague93635/
McTaigue933/
McTaegue931/
McTatgue930/
McTaque865/
McTegue861/
McTagwe860/
McTogue860/
McTag830/
McTeigue80232/
McTaique800/
McTaig771/
McTeag770/
McTagg770/
McTeake712/
McTaugh710/
McTeaugh670/
McTeak624/
McTeig620/
McTeigh570/
McTheigh530/
Mctok501/

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