MacFery Surname
14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 1 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa
MacFery Surname Definition:
MACFERY: Martin McFery, one of an inquest on lands of Dunmaglass, 1414 (Cawdor, p. 5). In 1456 Cristina Makfen of Inverness sold the town a piece of ground at comer of Bridge and Church streets (Invernessiana, p. 108).
MacFery Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
MacFery (1) may also be a first name.
MacFery Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
MACFERY: Martin McFery, one of an inquest on lands of Dunmaglass, 1414 (Cawdor, p. 5). In 1456 Cristina Makfen of Inverness sold the town a piece of ground at comer of Bridge and Church streets (Invernessiana, p. 108).
— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mcferry | 86 | 7 | / |
| MacFerris | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mcfarry | 71 | 10 | / |
| MacFetrich | 71 | 10 | / |
| Magfera | 71 | 2 | / |
| MacFhearai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mcfurry | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maqfiera | 67 | 5 | / |
| Maqfeera | 67 | 1 | / |
| MacPhetres | 59 | 12 | / |
| MacPhetrid | 59 | 2 | / |
| Magfira | 57 | 351 | / |
| Makfira | 57 | 9 | / |
| Makfire | 57 | 4 | / |
| Magfiri | 57 | 4 | / |
| McPhary | 57 | 0 | / |
| Makhfira | 53 | 7 | / |
| Magfiret | 53 | 1 | / |
| Maqfirahj | 50 | 6 | / |
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