McWherter Surname
Approximately 1,222 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameMcWherter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,221 | 1:296,854 | 27,450 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 10 | 1:442,987 | 15,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 178 | 1:282,127 | 22,717 |
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.
McWherter Demographics
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McWherter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McWherter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name McWherter is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of McWherter.
How Common Is The Last Name McWherter? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 308,737th most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,963,622 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of McWherter live; 89 percent live in North America and 89 percent live in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne 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. Without taking into account The United States McWherter occurs in 3 countries. It is also common 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 who held the McWherter last name expanded 686 percent between 1880 and 2014.
McWherter Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| MacWherter | 95 | 37 | / |
| McWhirter | 89 | 6,126 | / |
| MacWhirter | 84 | 680 | / |
| MacWhorter | 84 | 149 | / |
| Macwarter | 78 | 1 | / |
| Macwirter | 78 | 1 | / |
| MacWhirtir | 74 | 1 | / |
| McQuirter | 67 | 421 | / |
| Moguerter | 67 | 0 | / |
| MacQuirter | 63 | 8 | / |
| MacWirther | 63 | 2 | / |
| Maquirter | 56 | 0 | / |
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McWherter Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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