McWhite Surname

308,515th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,223 people bear this surname

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

McWhite Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McWhite Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2211:296,85427,450
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1081:464,98833,280

McWhite Last Name Facts

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

The surname McWhite occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McWhite? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 308,515th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 5,958,746 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of McWhite live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,221 people, or 1 in 296,854. In The United States McWhite is primarily found in: South Carolina, where 26 percent reside, Florida, where 17 percent reside and Virginia, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States McWhite occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 4 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

McWhite Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McWhite has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McWhite last name grew 1,131 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McWhite Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McWhite last name are 1.72% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.95% being registered with the political party.

The amount McWhite earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 21.05% less than the national average, earning R 187,608 per year and in United States they earn 15.88% less than the national average, earning $36,295 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacWhite9333/
MacWhithey821/
McWithey80170/
MacWhyte805/
McWitt770/
MacWithey7594/
Makwite71162/
Magwite7118/
Mokwite718/
Mcquite716/
Macwete712/
MacKwittie710/
McVittie67977/
Macuiste678/
MacWaits672/
Mankwite671/
MacWithy671/

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McWhite Reference & Research

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Musselwhite FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 McWhite
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis