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

McWhite occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of McWhite.

How Common Is The Last Name McWhite? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 308,515th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,958,746 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of McWhite are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

McWhite is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 1,221 people, or 1 in 296,854. In The United States McWhite is most numerous in: South Carolina, where 26 percent live, Florida, where 17 percent live and Virginia, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 4 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

McWhite Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McWhite has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McWhite surname grew 1,131 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McWhite Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the McWhite last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McWhite surname are 1.72% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.95% registered to vote for 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

Musselwhite FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

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