McTierney Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

McTierney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McTierney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:5,065,278148,650
Wales41:773,63329,106
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland41:935,80421,348
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

McTierney Last Name Facts

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

McTierney is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McTierney? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,772,636th most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of McTierney are found; 88 percent are found in Northern Europe and 88 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname McTierney is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 5,065,278. In England it is mostly found in: Greater Manchester, where 55 percent are found, Devon, where 36 percent are found and Greater London, where 9 percent are found. Apart from England it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

McTierney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McTierney has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McTierney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the McTierney last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McTierne941/
McTerney941/
McTierny940/
McTirney940/
McTearney891/
McTeirney890/
McTierner890/
McTuerney890/
McTierna821/
McTearny820/
McTerner820/
McTaerne820/
McTurney820/
McTuerny820/
McTourney780/
McTerna750/
McTyrne750/
McTurnay710/

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McTierney 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 McTierney
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis