Glinchey Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

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

Glinchey Surname Definition:

Mag Loingsigh Families of this name are from Donegal, Derry or Tyrone. Map Don

Glinchey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Glinchey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mag Loingsigh Families of this name are from Donegal, Derry or Tyrone. Map Don

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Glinchey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Glinchey is held by more people in Northern Ireland than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glinchey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Glinchey occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Glinchey live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Glinchey is most common in Northern Ireland, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 615,012. Not including Northern Ireland Glinchey occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent live and Ireland, where 13 percent live.

Glinchey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Glinchey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Glinchey last name contracted 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Glinchey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glinche93135/
Linchey9356/
Glincey930/
Glincher8835/
Glinchuy881/
Linche86220/
Lincey8644/
Glince861/
Glinsey80195/
Lynchey8033/
Glincer805/
Linchee802/
Glimche801/
Linckey800/
Glinkey800/
Lince774,583/
Glinschi75116/
Glimcher75114/
Lincahya7512/
Gliencke755/
Glimsche754/
Glenckey750/
Glenchez750/
Glindsey750/
Lincke711,197/
Glinke71355/
Linchi71279/
Linkey71223/
Lincay71131/
Glinca71118/
Lenche7133/
Glency7116/
Lincah7114/
Glinky7110/
Glinje717/
Glinge717/
Linceu715/
Glinschii713/
Glence713/
Linkhe711/
Lincoe711/
Glentsche711/
Lincei711/
Lencey711/
Lincee711/
Glinsy710/
Glienke672,110/
Lingcay67195/
Glencer67100/
Glencoe6752/
Glinker6733/
Glimhed6724/
Glinger6715/
Glinkie6714/
Liencke6712/
Glinzer677/
Linciya676/
Glenkey674/
Linkech672/
Lnce672/
Lingchi672/
Glencke672/
Glinser671/
Lincoya671/
Linkich671/
Glenzey671/
Glinsci671/
Lenckey671/
Glencie671/
Lencheu671/
Glisnky671/
Glinsay671/
Linkiey670/
Glimsey670/

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