MacGeough Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
MacGeough Surname Definition:
MACGEOCH: Irish Mag Eochadha, 'son of Eochaidh.' A Galloway surname. There is record in 1473 of a composition with John Makgeouch in Wigtownshire (ALHT., I, p. 9). The name is fairly common in the West of Scotland as well as in Ireland. McGeouch and McGooch 1684 (Parish).
Read More About This SurnameMacGeough Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 25 | 1:188,358 | 7,886 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
MacGeough Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
MACGEOCH: Irish Mag Eochadha, 'son of Eochaidh.' A Galloway surname. There is record in 1473 of a composition with John Makgeouch in Wigtownshire (ALHT., I, p. 9). The name is fairly common in the West of Scotland as well as in Ireland. McGeouch and McGooch 1684 (Parish).
Mag Eochadha This name belongs to the Oriel country where is is also called MacGoff and MacGough.
MIF 126. To be distinguished, however, from Gough, q.v
MacGeough Demographics
MacGeough Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
MacGeough Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name MacGeough Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname MacGeough occurs in Ireland more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name MacGeough? popularity and diffusion
The surname MacGeough is the 3,957,383rd most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name MacGeough is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of MacGeough reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Ireland, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 188,358. In Ireland MacGeough is most frequent in: Leinster, where 92 percent reside, Munster, where 4 percent reside and Ulster, where 4 percent reside.
MacGeough Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of MacGeough has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people carrying the MacGeough last name expanded 2,500 percent between 1901 and 2014.
MacGeough Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
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