McTernan Surname

271,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,438 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

McTernan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McTernan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6981:519,28243,383
England3841:145,09913,995
Australia2291:117,88513,036
Ireland2191:21,5022,168
Scotland1181:45,3714,059
Northern Ireland781:23,6542,695
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Wales81:386,81619,671
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland5691:7,7851,189
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland371:101,1685,037
England261:937,51438,808
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:797,12249,780

McTernan Last Name Facts

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

The surname McTernan occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McTernan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 271,034th most common family name globally, borne by around 1 in 5,067,834 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of McTernan are found; 56 percent are found in Northern Europe and 56 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 698 people, or 1 in 519,282. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 17 percent live, New Jersey, where 12 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 17 countries. It is also found in England, where 27 percent live and Australia, where 16 percent live.

McTernan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McTernan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McTernan surname rose 1,108 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,477 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 62 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 319 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McTernan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States McTernan are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McTernan earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 21.42% more than the national average, earning $52,392 USD per year and in Canada they earn 168.52% more than the national average, earning $133,408 CAD per year.

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McTernan Reference & Research

MacTighernan DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

MacTighernan 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 McTernan
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