MacGinty Surname
Approximately 155 people bear this surname
MacGinty Surname Definition:
An Irish name found in Glasgow. Irish Mag Fhlonnachtaigh, 'son of Fionnachta' (fair snow) (Woulfe).
MacGinty Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 115 | 1:40,947 | 3,187 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 9 | 1:492,207 | 16,355 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
MacGinty Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
An Irish name found in Glasgow. Irish Mag Fhlonnachtaigh, 'son of Fionnachta' (fair snow) (Woulfe).
Mag Fhinneachta A Donegal sept, now more numerous both as Ginty and Genty in north Connacht.
It is quite distinct from MacEntee, though MacGinity occurs in Co. Monaghan as a synonym of the latter. MIF 99
(Celtic) Son of Finnachta [Irish Mac Fhinnaichta (fh mute) = the Fair [Irish fi(o)nn + the double suff. or the Old [Irish fi(o)nnach + the adj. suff. -ta]
(Celtic) Son of Finnachta
MacGinty Demographics
MacGinty Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
MacGinty Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name MacGinty Come From? nationality or country of origin
MacGinty occurs more in Ireland more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name MacGinty? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,403,590th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 47,016,425 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of MacGinty are found; 91 percent are found in Northern Europe and 91 percent are found in British Isles.
The surname MacGinty is most frequently occurring in Ireland, where it is carried by 115 people, or 1 in 40,947. In Ireland it is mostly found in: Leinster, where 57 percent live, Ulster, where 37 percent live and Connaught, where 10 percent live. Outside of Ireland this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in England, where 8 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 5 percent live.
MacGinty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of MacGinty has changed over time. In Ireland the share of the population with the last name grew 1,278 percent between 1901 and 2014.
MacGinty Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maginty | 93 | 40 | / |
| Macinty | 93 | 6 | / |
| Mecginty | 88 | 2 | / |
| MacKinty | 88 | 0 | / |
| Magintey | 88 | 0 | / |
| Macaintoy | 82 | 21 | / |
| Mackintoy | 82 | 20 | / |
| Mangintay | 82 | 20 | / |
| Maghintay | 82 | 18 | / |
| Maginta | 80 | 26 | / |
| Magenty | 80 | 24 | / |
| Maginti | 80 | 17 | / |
| Moginty | 80 | 2 | / |
| Meginty | 80 | 1 | / |
| MacEnty | 80 | 0 | / |
| Manginte | 75 | 83 | / |
| MacKenty | 75 | 38 | / |
| Magentey | 75 | 35 | / |
| MacIntee | 75 | 10 | / |
| Makintoy | 75 | 6 | / |
| Machinti | 75 | 5 | / |
| Macinthe | 75 | 4 | / |
| Magiente | 75 | 3 | / |
| Manginti | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makginti | 75 | 1 | / |
| Macainta | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maacinte | 75 | 1 | / |
| MacHinte | 75 | 0 | / |
| Magintes | 75 | 0 | / |
| Mangintui | 71 | 9 | / |
| Makintaya | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mackentay | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mangentay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahaginta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Machintti | 71 | 1 | / |
| Magnti | 71 | 1 | / |
| MacKintee | 71 | 0 | / |
| MacKintie | 71 | 0 | / |
| Makinta | 67 | 7,348 | / |
| Magenta | 67 | 933 | / |
| Macente | 67 | 164 | / |
| Macenti | 67 | 105 | / |
| Magenti | 67 | 72 | / |
| Makinti | 67 | 8 | / |
| Magente | 67 | 8 | / |
| Moginta | 67 | 5 | / |
| Moginti | 67 | 3 | / |
| Maqinti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Megenty | 67 | 1 | / |
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