McUrdy Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

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

McUrdy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McUrdy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
England41:13,929,515290,718
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

McUrdy Last Name Facts

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

The surname McUrdy is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McUrdy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,432,070th most prevalent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name McUrdy is predominantly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of McUrdy are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 91 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname McUrdy is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 12,498,584. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 21 percent live, Oregon, where 17 percent live and Alabama, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 15 percent live and England, where 12 percent live.

McUrdy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McUrdy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McUrdy surname decreased 52 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McUrdy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States McUrdy are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

McUrdy earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 38.52% less than the national average, earning $26,529 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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McGurdy9239/
McKurdy924/
McEurdy921/
McUrdey920/
McCurday8626/
McGourdy866/
McCurduy865/
McCurdey865/
McCourdy864/
McCcurdy862/
McCurddy861/
McOrdy831/
McGourdhy801/
McKirdy771,319/
McCordy7725/
McCurda7711/
McCurdi773/
McCurdj772/
McGurde771/
McCurde771/
McCordey711/
McCurder710/
McCurdee710/
McCurdge710/
McKurdie710/
McCorde623/
McCorda621/
McKirdui571/

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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
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  • 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 McUrdy
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