McWatters Surname

359,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,007 people bear this surname

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

McWatters Surname Definition:

MACWATTERS: A surname confined more or less to Caithness. 'Son of Walter, ' q. v.

McWatters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7881:459,97339,258
Canada2601:141,71414,582
Northern Ireland1201:15,3752,088
Australia1131:238,90022,291
New Zealand511:88,79112,412
England341:1,638,76668,634
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1461:30,3423,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland571:65,6703,971
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

McWatters Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACWATTERS: A surname confined more or less to Caithness. 'Son of Walter, ' q. v.

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

= Mac Walter (q.v.) + the English genit. -s suff.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

McWatters Last Name Facts

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

The last name McWatters is found most frequently in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McWatters? popularity and diffusion

The surname McWatters is the 359,713th most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 7,236,888 people. The surname McWatters occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of McWatters are found; 74 percent are found in North America and 74 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

McWatters is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 788 people, or 1 in 459,973. In The United States McWatters is mostly found in: South Carolina, where 15 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Ohio, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States McWatters is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 26 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 12 percent are found.

McWatters Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McWatters has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McWatters last name increased 1,608 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 486 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 63 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McWatters Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McWatters surname are 1.74% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.97% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McWatters earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.21% more than the national average, earning $44,966 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.71% more than the national average, earning $52,023 CAD per year.

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