Mecartney Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Samoa

Mecartney Surname Definition:

(Celtic)? Son of Cart(h)- annach = the Kind [Irish carthannach, charitable, kind]

Mecartney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Samoa11:193,8081,089
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Mecartney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic)? Son of Cart(h)- annach = the Kind [Irish carthannach, charitable, kind]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Mecartney Last Name Facts

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

Mecartney has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mecartney? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,185,033rd most frequently used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Mecartney live; 95 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 10,068,304. In The United States it is most frequent in: Connecticut, where 31 percent reside, California, where 28 percent reside and Virginia, where 11 percent reside. Not including The United States it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 3 percent reside and Samoa, where 3 percent reside.

Mecartney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mecartney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Mecartney surname increased 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mecartney Last Name Statistics demography

Mecartney earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 109.09% more than the national average, earning $90,221 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mecartiney951/
McArtney94451/
McCartney8927,525/
Macartney892,371/
M'Cartney894/
Micartney893/
McKartney891/
Mcgartney891/
McAartney890/
McArtny884/
MacCartney84447/
McCartnney8414/
McCarteney849/
Macartiney845/
MacKartney843/
McCartiney843/
MacArthney842/
MacArteney841/
McCartneyy841/
McCarrtney841/
McCartoney840/
McCaurtney840/
Mac Artney840/
McCartny8221/
McCartne829/
MacArtny825/
McOrtney823/
McCrtney822/
McArteny821/
Mckartny821/
McArtany820/
McCarrtaney801/
MacCartoney801/
McCortney78160/
Macartine7818/
MacCartny7815/
McCarteny7813/
McCardney789/
McCartnie782/
McCurtney782/
Macarteny782/
McCartnay781/
McOurtney781/
McCartany781/
McCratney781/
McGortney781/
Macartane781/
McCartnye781/
MacOrtney780/
McCartine780/
MacUrtney780/
McKartany780/
McCarttny780/
McArtan7571/
McArton7543/
McArtin7531/
McArten758/
McCartn751/
Mcartni751/
McCourtney74370/
Makartiney741/
Macartinei741/
Mac Artnay740/
McCartin711,777/
McCartan711,687/
McCarten711,333/
McCarton71236/
MacArtan7136/
Macartin716/
MacArton712/
McCartun711/
MacArten711/
McHartin711/
McHarten711/
Micarton711/
McArtain711/
McGartna710/
McCardny710/
McGartan710/
McCartna710/
McArtton710/
McCortny710/
McWartin710/
McGarten710/
McKartin710/
Maccourtney7068/
McGarr-Whitney701/
MacCortoney700/
MacArtain6735/
McCartain6725/
Mekartini6725/
Megaratna6712/
MacCartan678/
McWharton672/
McKwartin672/
MacCartin671/
Mecurtain671/
Mekartina671/
Macardone671/
MacCarton671/
Macartyni671/
Muckarton670/
McCourtny670/
McCartien670/
McWharten670/
McCretney670/
McCartton670/
McCordney670/
Makartni5931/
Makkartni562/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mecartney
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