McWhirt Surname

440,082nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 778 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

McWhirt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McWhirt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7781:465,88639,683
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States781:643,82942,510

McWhirt Last Name Facts

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

The surname McWhirt is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of McWhirt click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McWhirt? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 440,082nd most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 9,367,026 people. McWhirt is primarily found in The Americas, where 94 percent of McWhirt live; 94 percent live in North America and 94 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name McWhirt is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 778 people, or 1 in 465,886. In The United States McWhirt is mostly concentrated in: Virginia, where 14 percent live, Oklahoma, where 13 percent live and Missouri, where 12 percent live. Other than The United States this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 0 percent live and Barbados, where 0 percent live.

McWhirt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McWhirt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McWhirt last name rose 997 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McWhirt Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the McWhirt last name are 18.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.46% being registered to vote for the political party.

McWhirt earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.61% less than the national average, earning $42,021 USD per year.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 McWhirt
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