McWard Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

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

McWard Surname Definition:

MACWARD: Gaelic Mac a' bhaird, 'son of the bard. ' Fergus Mackabard made a gift of the church of Dunsyer with all its pertinents to the Abbey of Kelso between 1165 and 1214 (Kelso, p. 16,316, 319). Cosmo lnnes's suggestion that he was "perhaps of the family of Laird, in which Fergus was of old an accustomed name" (OPS.

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McWard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1881:1,927,973124,806
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

McWard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACWARD: Gaelic Mac a' bhaird, 'son of the bard. ' Fergus Mackabard made a gift of the church of Dunsyer with all its pertinents to the Abbey of Kelso between 1165 and 1214 (Kelso, p. 16,316, 319). Cosmo lnnes's suggestion that he was "perhaps of the family of Laird, in which Fergus was of old an accustomed name" (OPS., I, p. 129), I think unlikely. Sir Patrick Makbard was granted the chaplainry of S. Columba in Bute, 1516 (RSS., I, 2775). Robert Makewarde, a servant, who became professor of Humanitie in the old college of St. Andrews in 1560 (Lamont, Diary, p. 16), was afterwards minister of the Scots Congregation in Rotterdam. The name is now probably merged in Baird. McCuard and Mc Cward 1653.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Originally Mac-an-bhaird, 'The Bard’s Son.' ‘The sons of Mac-an-Baird. ' It is very t uncommon.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

McWard Last Name Facts

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

The surname McWard is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of McWard click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McWard? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,235,409th most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 38,763,542 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of McWard live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 188 people, or 1 in 1,927,973. In The United States McWard is most common in: Illinois, where 51 percent live, Missouri, where 26 percent live and California, where 12 percent live.

McWard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McWard has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,044 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McWard Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the McWard surname are 26.76% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 73.53% registered with the political party.

McWard earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.67% less than the national average, earning $39,838 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacWard9210/
MacKward862/
Mac'Ward860/
Makward776/
McQuard771/
Maqward771/
Magward770/
Mocquard71479/
Macquard712/
MacWords711/
MacKword710/
Mockwerd710/
Maskward710/
MacKwarth670/

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