McWherter Surname

308,737th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,222 people bear this surname

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

McWherter Surname Definition:

MACWHIRTER: A form of Macghruiter q. v., current in Ayrshire, the original home of the name. Andrew M'Whirter in Kirk hobble in record in 1749 (Wigtown). Rev. Alexander McWhorter (1734-1807), of Scottish parentage, took an active part in the American Revolution and was a trustee of the College of New Jersey, now Princeton University.

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McWherter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2211:296,85427,450
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1781:282,12722,717

McWherter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACWHIRTER: A form of Macghruiter q. v., current in Ayrshire, the original home of the name. Andrew M'Whirter in Kirk hobble in record in 1749 (Wigtown). Rev. Alexander McWhorter (1734-1807), of Scottish parentage, took an active part in the American Revolution and was a trustee of the College of New Jersey, now Princeton University. McWhorter Street in Newark, New Jersey, is named in his honor. The name has become Mewhirter in the North of Ireland. Macquarter 1684.

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

McWherter Last Name Facts

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

The last name McWherter occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McWherter? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 308,737th most common last name in the world, held by around 1 in 5,963,622 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of McWherter are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,221 people, or 1 in 296,854. In The United States McWherter is most numerous in: Tennessee, where 13 percent live, Texas, where 12 percent live and Illinois, where 10 percent live. Aside from The United States McWherter is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

McWherter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McWherter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McWherter last name increased 686 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McWherter Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the McWherter last name is principally Presbyterian (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McWherter surname are 4.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.56% registered to vote for the political party.

McWherter earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.32% more than the national average, earning $44,582 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacWherter9537/
McWhirter896,126/
MacWhirter84680/
MacWhorter84149/
Macwarter781/
Macwirter781/
MacWhirtir741/
McQuirter67421/
Moguerter670/
MacQuirter638/
MacWirther632/
Maquirter560/

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