MacGilchrist Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

MacGilchrist Surname Definition:

This is Mac Giolla Chríost in Irish, i.e. son of the servant of Christ. In the “census” of 1659 it is returned as MacIlchrist among the principal Irish names in the three northern baronies of Co. Antrim and one “titulado” in that county is given as Gilcrist.

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MacGilchrist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland271:198,29010,618
England251:2,228,72284,230
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
United States101:36,245,893832,629
France71:9,488,960336,266
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384

MacGilchrist Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This is Mac Giolla Chríost in Irish, i.e. son of the servant of Christ. In the “census” of 1659 it is returned as MacIlchrist among the principal Irish names in the three northern baronies of Co. Antrim and one “titulado” in that county is given as Gilcrist. Woulfe considers most of these Gilchrists of north Ulster (where the name is most numerous today) to be of Scottish origin. Certainly MacGilchrist is a sept of two Scottish clans, MacLachlan and Ogilvie. Be -that as it may, there is no doubt that the Gilchrists of Co. Longford and north Connacht are true Gaelic-Irish in origin. The name appears in the modern birth registrations in many variant spellings, including Kilchriest in Co. Longford and Kilchrist and Kilcrist in Tyrone.

Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Mac Giolla Chríost An indigenous sept of north Connacht and Co. Longford. Gilchrist is also a Scottish surname. SIF 76

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Celtic) Son of Gilchrist, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

MacGilchrist Last Name Facts

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

MacGilchrist is held by more people in Scotland than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name MacGilchrist? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,882,912th most prevalent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of MacGilchrist live; 54 percent live in Northern Europe and 54 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Scotland, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 198,290. In Scotland it is primarily concentrated in: West Lothian, where 30 percent live, City of Edinburgh, where 26 percent live and South Ayrshire, where 19 percent live. Excluding Scotland this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 26 percent live and Canada, where 21 percent live.

MacGilchrist Last Name Statistics demography

The amount MacGilchrist earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 16.46% more than the national average, earning R 276,756 per year; in United States they earn 28.1% more than the national average, earning $55,275 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.72% more than the national average, earning $66,437 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McGilchrist96421/
Megilchrist871/
Macgiolla Chriost834/
Mangleshrai611/
McGilzra601/

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