Margaret Surname

45,534^th

Most Common

surname in the World

Approximately 11,395 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:

United States

Highest density in:

New Zealand

Margaret Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Margaret.'

Henry fil. Margaret, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William fil. Margaret, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Hugh Margarete, Buckinghamshire, ibid.

Margaret Surname Distribution Map

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
United States	1,715	1:211,346	20,655
New Zealand	1,685	1:2,687	384
Kenya	1,632	1:28,297	3,133
Indonesia	1,383	1:95,625	9,944
Australia	1,091	1:24,744	3,376
India	702	1:1,092,686	45,004
Ghana	623	1:43,372	4,874
Nigeria	579	1:305,946	17,034
Cameroon	384	1:54,086	7,020
England	213	1:261,587	20,867
Canada	183	1:201,342	19,659
Suriname	160	1:3,454	642
Ireland	104	1:45,278	3,395
Malaysia	98	1:300,961	16,456
Papua New Guinea	76	1:107,286	14,507
Singapore	73	1:75,448	3,146
Hong Kong	70	1:104,793	1,905
Botswana	61	1:35,851	7,015
Russia	60	1:2,402,051	140,927
South Africa	51	1:1,062,308	63,943
Netherlands	34	1:496,682	47,398
United Arab Emirates	33	1:277,645	19,302
Uganda	32	1:1,219,977	48,798
Dominican Republic	31	1:336,546	11,471
Scotland	29	1:184,614	10,113
Ethiopia	25	1:3,901,850	10,182
Barbados	22	1:13,066	873
China	20	1:68,366,078	3,721
Zimbabwe	17	1:908,132	59,260
Spain	17	1:2,750,120	61,567
Brazil	15	1:14,271,622	267,944
Thailand	12	1:5,886,529	390,733
Poland	10	1:3,800,875	132,137
Pakistan	10	1:17,864,388	68,137
Northern Ireland	9	1:205,004	9,958
Liberia	9	1:489,837	23,279
Qatar	9	1:262,000	30,726
Philippines	9	1:11,248,691	221,039
France	9	1:7,380,302	306,885
Wales	7	1:442,076	21,198
Belarus	7	1:1,357,294	83,128
Italy	6	1:10,192,781	121,657
Sudan	4	1:9,377,549	8,207
Portugal	4	1:2,604,560	16,079
Venezuela	4	1:7,551,019	53,668
Jersey	3	1:33,067	4,675
South Korea	3	1:17,080,085	2,793
Taiwan	3	1:7,814,915	41,694
Vietnam	3	1:30,882,018	4,101
Germany	3	1:26,835,153	452,368
Denmark	3	1:1,881,572	67,227
Switzerland	2	1:4,106,458	122,336
Cyprus	2	1:442,438	9,493
Uruguay	2	1:1,715,879	35,955
Norway	2	1:2,571,143	95,402
Ecuador	2	1:7,952,923	34,269
Colombia	2	1:23,887,036	32,612
Mexico	2	1:62,063,102	83,384
Vanuatu	1	1:263,276	2,086
Ivory Coast	1	1:23,071,232	76,679
Bulgaria	1	1:6,978,905	86,260
Trinidad and Tobago	1	1:1,363,975	22,013
Burundi	1	1:9,804,852	2,349
Ukraine	1	1:45,522,696	503,646
Hungary	1	1:9,816,277	73,288
American Samoa	1	1:55,758	3,072
United States Virgin Islands	1	1:110,375	6,934
Chile	1	1:17,616,474	93,597
Austria	1	1:8,515,435	118,036
Haiti	1	1:10,683,907	24,607
Guernsey	1	1:64,439	2,137
Greece	1	1:11,079,790	145,225
Georgia	1	1:3,745,545	47,852
Afghanistan	1	1:32,153,183	60,828
Congo	1	1:4,989,096	34,171
Mauritius	1	1:1,293,417	16,552
Oman	1	1:3,687,971	14,390
Nicaragua	1	1:6,021,090	8,768
Bermuda	1	1:65,279	3,010
Peru	1	1:31,784,123	64,452
New Caledonia	1	1:276,223	10,363
Morocco	1	1:34,476,099	111,471
Montenegro	1	1:639,565	9,092
Puerto Rico	1	1:3,550,139	9,109
Romania	1	1:20,077,870	89,414
Japan	1	1:127,844,293	73,547
Bolivia	1	1:10,616,434	17,077
Bahrain	1	1:1,348,608	10,432
Slovakia	1	1:5,336,450	140,422
Bahamas	1	1:391,751	2,737
Macau	1	1:601,630	1,582
Kuwait	1	1:3,800,694	27,187
Kazakhstan	1	1:17,682,496	204,010
Belgium	1	1:11,496,644	167,539

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Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
Ireland	126	1:35,158	3,362

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
England	11	1:2,215,943	64,354
Scotland	3	1:1,247,739	24,719

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
United States	39	1:1,287,659	71,386

Margaret (2,552,758) may also be a first name.

Margaret Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? ^{meaning and history}

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Margaret.'

Henry fil. Margaret, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William fil. Margaret, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Hugh Margarete, Buckinghamshire, ibid.

Johannes Margaret, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1615. Married — Robert Tennison and Elizabeth Margrettes: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1642. Baptised — Ann, d. Robert Margerets, fishmonger: St. Peter, Cornhill.

1666. Buried — Elizabeth Margrtts: St. Antholin (London).

— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Anglo-Latin-Greek) Pearl (Latin margarita, Greek μαργαρίτης.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A very common XIII. century surname. See Female Christian Names.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the name of a flower with white petals and yellow in the middle.

- dido58

DNA test information

Margaret Demographics

Average Margaret Salary in
United States

$37,036^USD

Per year

Rank:

834,531 of 1,180,305

Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:

0.000280965

Rank: 31,978 of 1,181,369

Percentage of national average salary:

85.83%

Sample size: 647 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149^USD

Per year

Per month:

$3,596^USD

Per week:

$799^USD

Per day:

$118^USD

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Margaret Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Margaret Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Margaret (Arabic: مارجاريت, Bengali: মার্গারেট, Hindi: मार्गरेट, Marathi: मागर्रेट, Oriya: ମାଗର୍ାେରଟ, Russian: Маргарет) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Margaret.

How Common Is The Last Name Margaret? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 45,534^th most numerous family name in the world, held by around 1 in 639,539 people. The surname Margaret occurs mostly in Africa, where 30 percent of Margaret reside; 24 percent reside in Australasia and 24 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 214^th most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 2,552,758 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 1,715 people, or 1 in 211,346. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 12 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 6 percent live. Not including The United States Margaret exists in 93 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 15 percent live and Kenya, where 14 percent live.

Margaret Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Margaret has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 4,397 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,936 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 17 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 967 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Margaret Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (84%) in Ireland, Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Margaret last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered with the political party.

The amount Margaret earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 131.76% more than the national average, earning $52,616,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.17% less than the national average, earning $37,036 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.39% less than the national average, earning $44,024 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Surname	Similarity	Worldwide Incidence	Prevalency
Margareth	94	1,025	/
Margarett	94	60	/
Margarete	94	36	/
Margareht	94	21	/
Margariet	94	18	/
Margarets	94	9	/
Margarret	94	4	/
Marggaret	94	2	/
Margharet	94	2	/
Margarhet	94	1	/
Margareat	94	1	/
Margaretp	94	1	/
Margareet	94	1	/
Margare	93	27	/
Mararet	93	3	/
Margarette	89	76	/
Margareeth	89	10	/
Margarieth	89	6	/
Margarhete	89	1	/
Margaretht	89	1	/
Margarethd	89	1	/
Margarethe	89	1	/
Margaretts	89	0	/
Margarit	88	5,981	/
Margeret	88	111	/
Margarej	88	10	/
Margoret	88	5	/
Margarie	88	3	/
Margarer	88	3	/
Morgaret	88	3	/
Mergaret	88	2	/
Margaree	88	2	/
Margareh	88	2	/
Margares	88	2	/
Marghare	88	1	/
Margarey	88	1	/
Marraret	88	1	/
Margarea	88	1	/
Margarre	88	1	/
Margaire	88	1	/
Marareet	88	1	/
Mararget	88	0	/
Margaretova	84	4	/
Margarite	82	82	/
Margereth	82	7	/
Mararette	82	1	/
Margorett	82	1	/
Margerett	82	1	/
Margereat	82	1	/
Morgarett	82	1	/
Margari	80	1,646	/
Margara	80	1,004	/
Margary	80	232	/
Moraret	80	82	/
Morgare	80	33	/
Mararit	80	1	/
Margoreeth	78	12	/
Margaritte	78	7	/
Margaruite	78	1	/
Margaris	75	1,129	/
Margerit	75	996	/
Mouraret	75	413	/
Marharyt	75	170	/
Margario	75	108	/
Margaira	75	98	/
Margarid	75	19	/
Margorie	75	9	/
Morghare	75	8	/
Margărit	75	5	/
Marghari	75	2	/
Mairgari	75	2	/
Margariz	75	2	/
Morgoret	75	1	/
Margoire	75	1	/
Margorit	75	1	/
Margarry	75	1	/
Mararith	75	1	/
Margaritova	74	474	/
Morgereth	71	60	/
Margerith	71	5	/
Morharedt	71	2	/
Margueire	71	1	/
Margaridd	71	1	/
Marzghari	71	1	/
Marghario	71	1	/
Margeritt	71	1	/
Margaraya	71	1	/
Margarais	71	1	/
Margarays	71	0	/
Morgari	67	58	/
Margory	67	14	/
Margori	67	6	/
Morgore	67	2	/
Morgara	67	1	/
Margatroyd	67	1	/

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Margaret Name Transliterations

Transliteration	ICU Latin	Percentage of Incidence
Margaret in the Bengali language
মার্গারেট	margareta	78.57
মারগারেট	maragareta	21.43
Margaret in the Oriya language
ମାଗର୍ାେରଟ	magaraerata	66.24
ମାଗର୍ାେରଟ୍	magaraerat	13.38
ମାଗର୍େରଟ	magarerata	8.92
ମାେଗଟ	maegata	3.82
ମାଗ	maga	2.55
ମାଗର୍େରଟ୍	magarerat	1.27
ମାଗର୍େରତ	magarerata	0.64
ମାରଗାେରଟ୍	maragaerat	0.64
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Margaret in the Hindi language
मार्गरेट	margareta	53.33
मारग्रेट	maragreta	16.67
माग्रेट	magreta	13.33
मारगरेट	maragareta	6.67
मेयर	meyara	3.33
मागरेट	magareta	3.33
आरग्रेट	aragreta	3.33
Margaret in the Marathi language
मागर्रेट	magarreta	36.29
मारगारेट	maragareta	15.32
मारगरेट	maragareta	11.29
मागरेट	magareta	7.26
मागिरट	magirata	4.03
मागट	magata	2.42
मागीरेट	magireta	2.42
मगर्रेट	magarreta	2.42
मारगेरट	maragerata	1.61
मारगट	maragata	0.81
मागरात	magarata	0.81
मागॉरेट	magoreta	0.81
मागर्टट	magartata	0.81
मागारेट	magareta	0.81
मागत	magata	0.81
पगारे	pagare	0.81
मागैट	magaita	0.81
मागर्ट	magarta	0.81
रंगारे	rangare	0.81
मागर्िरटा	magarirata	0.81
मागेटर्	magetar	0.81
मरगरेट	maragareta	0.81
मारगनेट	maraganeta	0.81
मागर्रेत	magarreta	0.81
उजागरे	ujagare	0.81
मागरीट	magarita	0.81
मारगेट	marageta	0.81
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Margaret in the Russian language
Маргарет	margaret	-
Margaret in the Arabic language
مارجاريت	marjaryt	-
مرغريث	mrghryth	-
مارغارت	marghart	-
مارجارت	marjart	-
مارغاريت	margharyt	-
مارغرت	marghrt	-
مارجريت	marjryt	-
مرجريت	mrjryt	-
ماركريت	markryt	-
مرغريت	mrghryt	-
مارغريت	marghryt	-

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Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Margaret
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Margaret Surname

Margaret Surname Definition:

Margaret Surname Distribution Map

Margaret Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

User-submitted Reference

Margaret Demographics

$37,036 USD

Per year

$43,149 USD

Per year

Margaret Last Name Facts

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

How Common Is The Last Name Margaret? popularity and diffusion

Margaret Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

Margaret Last Name Statistics demography

Phonetically Similar Names

Margaret Name Transliterations

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Footnotes

From Where Does The Surname Originate? ^{meaning and history}

$37,036^USD

$43,149^USD

Where Does The Last Name Margaret Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

How Common Is The Last Name Margaret? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Margaret Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

Margaret Last Name Statistics ^demography