Magahey Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Magahey Surname Definition:
According to Woulfe MacGahey (with its variants MacGaughy etc.) is Mag Eachaidh in Irish, this being another form of Mag Eochadha (MacGeough, More Irish Families, p. 126) which in turn is etymologically akin to Mac Eochadha (MacKeogh, Irish Families pp.
Read More About This SurnameMagahey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Magahey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
According to Woulfe MacGahey (with its variants MacGaughy etc.) is Mag Eachaidh in Irish, this being another form of Mag Eochadha (MacGeough, More Irish Families, p. 126) which in turn is etymologically akin to Mac Eochadha (MacKeogh, Irish Families pp. 199,200). MacGahey is definitely an Ulster name and its location is approximatley the same as that of MacGeough. Woulfe regards Gaffey as another variant of MacGahey. It is certainly not used as a synonym: Gaffey belongs almost exclusively to the country around Athlone. The Gaffeys cannot be regarded as one of those septs which migrated from Ulster to Connacht in the wake of the O'DonneLls in the early seventeenth century since they did not come from Donegal nor did they settle in north Connacht. O'Dugan in the “Topographical Poem” mentions 21sept called Mac Gaibhidh whose location in Connacht O'Donovan was unable to determine, but as the poet describes their habitat as a land of fruit it was clearly not in Connemara or on the Atlantic coast. I think, therefore, that we may regard the Gaffeys as a distinct south Connacht sept whose name in Irish is Mac Gaibhidhe.
Magahey Demographics
Magahey Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Magahey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magahey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Magahey is carried by more people in The United States 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 Magahey? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,957,383rd most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Magahey live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America.
It is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 27,881,456. In The United States it is most numerous in: Georgia, where 77 percent live and Florida, where 23 percent live. Excluding The United States it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 44 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 4 percent live.
Magahey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Magahey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Magahey last name increased 650 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Magahey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Magahey surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.
The amount Magahey earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.69% more than the national average, earning $60,461 CAD per year.
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