MacGeagh Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

MacGeagh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

MacGeagh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland201:221,49310,092

MacGeagh Last Name Facts

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

The last name MacGeagh is found most in England. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of MacGeagh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name MacGeagh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,213,395th most widely held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of MacGeagh reside; 64 percent reside in Northern Europe and 64 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname MacGeagh is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 7,959,723. In England MacGeagh is primarily found in: Derbyshire, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account England this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 14 percent reside.

MacGeagh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the MacGeagh surname is principally Presbyterian (70%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacEagh930/
MacGeogh881/
MacGeough8225/
McGaugh801,662/
MacKeag806/
Magaugh800/
McGeough751,607/
MacKeogh7532/
MacGough7512/
Maugaugh751/
Maceac71131/
Magaug712/
Mageac711/
MacKeough711/
MacKeague711/
McGough678,983/
Mangeac67264/
MacEjak67141/
MacEyak67123/
Magoyag6762/
MacHeak6719/
Magayag677/
Macayag674/
Maguyag674/
Mangaig672/
Machiag671/
Macheac671/
Macuyag671/
Makyagh671/
Megeogh671/
McGeoge671/
Magough670/
MacOugh670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to MacGeagh
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