McWhiter Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

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

McWhiter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McWhiter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

McWhiter Last Name Facts

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

The surname McWhiter is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McWhiter? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,798,600th most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of McWhiter reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name McWhiter is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 17,259,949. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: South Carolina, where 38 percent live, Texas, where 19 percent live and Alabama, where 10 percent live. Not including The United States McWhiter occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 11 percent live and Canada, where 11 percent live.

McWhiter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McWhiter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McWhiter last name grew 1,050 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McWhiter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the McWhiter last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

McWhiter earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 41.28% less than the national average, earning $25,339 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
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  • 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 McWhiter
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