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 last name McUrdy is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McUrdy? popularity and diffusion

McUrdy is the 3,432,070th most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. This surname is mostly 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 last name McUrdy is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 12,498,584. In The United States McUrdy is primarily concentrated in: California, where 21 percent reside, Oregon, where 17 percent reside and Alabama, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 15 percent reside and England, where 12 percent reside.

McUrdy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McUrdy has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 52 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McUrdy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the McUrdy surname is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McUrdy last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the 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
McSurdy92157/
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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