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 last name MacGeough is held by more people in Ireland than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of MacGeough.
How Common Is The Last Name MacGeough? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,957,383rd most widespread family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname MacGeough is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of MacGeough are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.
The surname is most widely held in Ireland, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 188,358. In Ireland it is primarily found in: Leinster, where 92 percent are found, Munster, where 4 percent are found and Ulster, where 4 percent are found.
MacGeough Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of MacGeough has changed through the years. In Ireland the share of the population with the surname increased 2,500 percent between 1901 and 2014.
MacGeough Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
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