MacGrane Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
MacGrane Surname Definition:
An old Galloway surname. Irish Mag Raighne, 'son of Rayny,' a pet form of Raghnall or Reginald (Woulfe).
MacGrane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 60 | 1:78,482 | 4,686 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
MacGrane Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
An old Galloway surname. Irish Mag Raighne, 'son of Rayny,' a pet form of Raghnall or Reginald (Woulfe).
Mag Ràighne (W) A Leinster name, spelt Magrane in Dublin and Louth. MIF 128
MacGrane Demographics
MacGrane Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
MacGrane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name MacGrane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname MacGrane occurs most in Ireland. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name MacGrane? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,460,878th most common surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of MacGrane live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in British Isles.
MacGrane is most frequently occurring in Ireland, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 78,482. In Ireland it is mostly found in: Leinster, where 97 percent reside, Munster, where 2 percent reside and Ulster, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Ireland this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in France, where 2 percent reside.
MacGrane Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of MacGrane has changed through the years. In Ireland the share of the population with the surname grew 2,000 percent between 1901 and 2014.
MacGrane Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
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Footnotes
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