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Mc%20painter Name Meaning

Historically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups - by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, and even physical characteristics (like red hair). Many of the modern surnames in the dictionary can be traced back to Britain and Ireland.


Similar surnames: Painter, Minter, Pointer, Panter, Pinter, Coppinger, Canter, Bainter

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You can see how Mc%20painter families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Mc%20painter family name was found in the USA in 1920. In 1920 there was 1 Mc%20painter family living in California. This was about 50% of all the recorded Mc%20painter's in USA. California and 1 other state had the highest population of Mc%20painter families in 1920.
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