McWhirter Surname

79,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,126 people bear this surname

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

McWhirter 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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McWhirter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,7951:95,51010,698
Australia9121:29,6013,983
Canada9031:40,8045,090
Scotland7441:7,1961,104
England5231:106,53511,132
Northern Ireland3421:5,3951,015
New Zealand1391:32,5785,680
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Wales131:238,04114,239
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
France51:13,284,544357,392
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2761:16,0502,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland6151:6,087882
England1171:208,33616,331
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4881:102,90710,402

McWhirter 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)

McWhirter Last Name Facts

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

McWhirter has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McWhirter? popularity and diffusion

The last name McWhirter is the 79,600th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,189,609 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 70 percent of McWhirter are found; 70 percent are found in North America and 68 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 3,795 people, or 1 in 95,510. In The United States McWhirter is most common in: Texas, where 17 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Tennessee, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 28 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 15 percent are found and Canada, where 15 percent are found.

McWhirter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McWhirter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McWhirter surname rose 778 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 121 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it rose 447 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McWhirter Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the McWhirter surname is chiefly Presbyterian (69%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McWhirter last name are 18.71% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.48% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McWhirter earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.93% more than the national average, earning $44,845 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.51% more than the national average, earning $51,426 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacWhirter95680/
McWherter891,222/
Macwirter891/
MacWherter8437/
MacWirther842/
MacWhirtir841/
McQuirter78421/
MacQuirter748/
Maquirter670/
Moguerter560/

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