Find out how popular the last name McNatt is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named McNatt.

McNatt, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the McNatt surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of McNatt in America

McNatt is the 11264th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The McNatt surname appeared 2,807 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname McNatt.

We can also compare 2010 data for McNatt to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name McNatt

The surname MCNATT originated in Scotland during the medieval period. It is a variation of the Gaelic name MacNaughten or MacNaughton, which means "son of the navigator" or "son of the navigator's son." The name likely refers to an ancestor who worked as a navigator or boat pilot.

The earliest recorded instances of the MCNATT surname can be found in Scottish records from the 13th and 14th centuries. Some of the earliest recorded spellings include McNaught, McNacht, McNaucht, and McNawcht. These variations reflect the different ways the name was transcribed and pronounced in different regions of Scotland.

One of the earliest known bearers of the MCNATT surname was Sir John McNaughten, a Scottish knight who fought alongside Robert the Bruce during the Wars of Scottish Independence in the early 14th century. Another notable figure was Alexander McNaughton, a Scottish soldier who served in the Clan Chattan Confederacy and fought at the Battle of Harlaw in 1411.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the MCNATT surname spread throughout Scotland and into Northern Ireland as families migrated and settled in new areas. Some notable bearers from this period include Sir William McNaught, a Scottish military commander who served under King James VI, and Reverend John McNaught, a Presbyterian minister and author who lived in the late 17th century.

As the MCNATT surname spread throughout the British Isles, it also found its way to the American colonies. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name in America was John McNatt, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1738. Another notable bearer was Alexander McNatt, a Scottish-born soldier who fought in the American Revolutionary War and later settled in Kentucky.

Other notable individuals with the MCNATT surname include William Gibbs McNutt, an American Civil War general and politician from Mississippi (1825-1900), and John McNatt, an American businessman and philanthropist from Arkansas (1875-1948). Additionally, the name has been associated with various place names, such as McNatt's Creek in Tennessee and McNatt's Crossing in Texas.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name McNatt

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname McNatt.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for McNatt was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of McNatt has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name McNatt was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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