McWhorter Surname
Approximately 12,820 people bear this surname
McWhorter 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.
Read More About This SurnameMcWhorter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12,808 | 1:28,299 | 3,523 |
| Thailand | 22 | 1:3,210,834 | 301,565 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 7 | 1:15,768 | 2,111 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,712 | 1:29,333 | 3,569 |
McWhorter (12) may also be a first name.
McWhorter 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.
McWhorter Demographics
McWhorter Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Ireland
McWhorter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McWhorter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname McWhorter occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name McWhorter? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 40,827th most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 568,451 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of McWhorter reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name internationally, held by 12 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 12,808 people, or 1 in 28,299. In The United States McWhorter is most prevalent in: Texas, where 19 percent live, Georgia, where 10 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.
McWhorter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of McWhorter has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 748 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.
McWhorter Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the McWhorter surname is chiefly Anglican (75%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the McWhorter last name are 24.51% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.28% registered with the party.
The amount McWhorter earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 5.04% less than the national average, earning $40,976 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.47% more than the national average, earning $62,836 CAD per year.
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McWhorter Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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