McTighe Surname

263,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,489 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

McTighe Surname Definition:

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

McTighe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2031:301,29627,772
England2201:253,26420,438
Canada481:767,61660,775
Australia371:729,61448,196
Ireland291:162,3777,171
Scotland241:223,07611,507
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Wales51:618,90625,852
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1461:30,3423,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1001:243,75417,902
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1701:295,40423,539

McTighe 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

McTighe Last Name Facts

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

The surname McTighe is most common in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of McTighe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McTighe? popularity and diffusion

McTighe is the 263,175th most widely held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,894,255 people. The last name McTighe is primarily found in The Americas, where 84 percent of McTighe are found; 84 percent are found in North America and 84 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 1,203 people, or 1 in 301,296. In The United States McTighe is primarily concentrated in: California, where 12 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 10 percent reside and New Jersey, where 7 percent reside. Beside The United States it is found in 15 countries. It is also common in England, where 15 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

McTighe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McTighe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McTighe last name grew 708 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 220 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 80 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McTighe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the McTighe last name is chiefly Catholic (94%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McTighe surname are 0.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.92% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McTighe earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 21.1% more than the national average, earning $52,254 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.97% more than the national average, earning $54,638 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McTighie935/
McTighes930/
McTige921/
McTigha864/
McTigee861/
McTuige861/
McTyghe860/
McTighs860/
McTyge770/
McTuge770/
McTauge711/
McTeage710/

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McTighe Reference & Research

Tighe 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

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