MacIlwraith Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

MacIlwraith Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Son of the Grey or Brindled Servant-man [Gaelic Mac Gille-riabhaich-mac, son of + gille, m., servant + riabhaich, genit. of riabhach, grey, brindled]

MacIlwraith Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland381:123,9196,102
England231:2,422,52489,093
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

MacIlwraith Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Son of the Grey or Brindled Servant-man [Gaelic Mac Gille-riabhaich-mac, son of + gille, m., servant + riabhaich, genit. of riabhach, grey, brindled]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

MacIlwraith Last Name Facts

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

MacIlwraith is held by more people in Ireland than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name MacIlwraith? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,047,559th most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of MacIlwraith live; 80 percent live in Northern Europe and 80 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most numerous in Ireland, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 123,919. In Ireland it is mostly found in: Munster, where 100 percent reside. Other than Ireland this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 18 percent reside.

MacIlwraith Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the MacIlwraith surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

MacIlwraith earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.87% more than the national average, earning $54,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McIlwraith951,719/
MacIlwrath951/
McIlwrath90387/
MacKlewrath820/
McElwrath80247/
MacIlbra740/
Malbrat671/
McIlvride60169/
Malbrouth606/
Malbra592/
Malwre591/
Malbret562/
Mollwra561/

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