Margetts Surname

121,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,755 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Margetts Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Margaret,' from the popular abbreviated Margot or Marget; v. Maggot.

Margota Servant, Yorkshire Testamenta Eboracensia (Surtees Society).

Robert Margets, temp.

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Margetts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4941:37,2954,869
Australia1,1171:24,1683,311
United States4541:798,36861,583
Canada2211:166,72216,788
New Zealand1411:32,1165,589
Wales1261:24,5602,581
South Africa971:558,53343,702
Scotland291:184,61410,113
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Norway111:467,48139,375
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Qatar61:393,00055,922
France41:16,605,680368,153
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7111:34,2834,493
Wales121:130,7015,289
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

Margetts 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,' from the popular abbreviated Margot or Marget; v. Maggot.

Margota Servant, Yorkshire Testamenta Eboracensia (Surtees Society).

Robert Margets, temp. Elizabeth: Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I.

Francis Margetson, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

1656. Baptised — John, s. James Margetson, Dr. in Divinity: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1709. Married — Philip Margot and Anne Dauborne: Canterbury Cathedral.

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

Marget’s Son, Margett's (Son) v. Marget(t.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Flemish, Magits; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Margetts Last Name Facts

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

Margetts is found most in England. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Margetts? popularity and diffusion

Margetts is the 121,889th most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,940,758 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 45 percent of Margetts are found; 44 percent are found in Northern Europe and 44 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most common in England, where it is carried by 1,494 people, or 1 in 37,295. In England Margetts is most numerous in: Greater London, where 11 percent are found, Somerset, where 10 percent are found and West Midlands, where 5 percent are found. Other than England this surname occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 30 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Margetts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Margetts has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 210 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 857 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,050 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 2,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Margetts Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Margetts last name are 9.8% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.03% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Margetts earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 18.44% more than the national average, earning 409,885 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 138.4% more than the national average, earning R 566,520 per year; in United States they earn 21.6% more than the national average, earning $52,468 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.23% less than the national average, earning $45,592 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Margett93161/
Margets9364/
Margette8810/
Marzetts881/
Mergetts881/
Marghett881/
Morgetts881/
Margehts880/
Marguett880/
Marges861,212/
Marget86514/
Marets86338/
Marguette828/
Marghette822/
Marchetts821/
Margetsch821/
Marguet803,560/
Marzett80616/
Margues80419/
Margies80185/
Morgets80138/
Marsett8095/
Margeth8052/
Maretse8024/
Moretts8010/
Marcett809/
Mariets806/
Margeet805/
Margest804/
Margesh803/
Margese802/
Margits802/
Maurets801/
Mergets801/
Margete801/
Marzets801/
Marnget801/
Mairets801/
Morgett801/
Marghes800/
Margess800/
Margitt800/
Marge771,452/
Marzette75746/
Marchett75168/
Margueis75133/
Marsette7577/
Morgette7544/
Marzhets7526/
Maretsch7521/
Morghett7516/
Mayrzett7512/
Marchets758/
Marcette756/
Marguess755/
Morguett752/
Maurgesh751/
Marcgese751/
Marrsett751/
Margueys751/
Majrgesh751/
Marguete751/
Marguese751/
Marghese751/
Maretshe751/
Margeesh751/
Marguedt750/
Marguest750/
Maursett750/
Margeitz750/
Margueth750/
Marguitt750/
Marcet713,246/
Marces71918/
Margis71769/
Marjes71744/
Margie71731/
Margit71525/
Marchette71507/
Marset71460/
Marger71403/
Margea71344/
Marzet71299/
Morets71283/
Morges71235/
Margez71216/
Marits71196/
Margey71157/
Marses71110/
Maretz7159/
Margetová7143/
Morget7142/
Margés7132/
Marged7129/
Maryts7120/
Margee7113/
Marjet718/
Morguette718/
Marghe718/
Margje714/
Maretć714/
Margetova713/
Margge712/
Mearge712/
Marguitte712/
Marretsch712/
Marcheitt712/
Marzes711/
Marjge711/
Margys711/
Margitsch711/
Marchetse711/
Marengesh711/
Morghette711/
Marchettz711/
Maursette710/
Marschett710/
Marshet673,220/
Morgese672,668/
Marchet671,808/
Maringe671,437/
Marenge671,057/
Maurits67770/
Marguez67447/
Margier67444/
Marches67389/
Maritse67205/
Morguet67192/
Mourges67106/
Morsett67100/
Marzetz6778/
Morgues6778/
Mergits6772/
Maurset6762/
Maresci6747/
Margait6739/
Margist6736/
Marceth6728/
Maarits6728/
Marguis6727/
Marzese6725/
Margais6719/
Marguey6719/
Marsetz6718/
Marseth6717/
Margish6717/
Marjeet6716/
Marrits6716/
Marsset6715/
Margieh6714/
Marsits6714/
Marghit6713/
Margietová679/
Mauryts679/
Margyte678/
Margoyt677/
Marguer677/
Marcese676/
Marshes675/
Moritts675/
Marcess675/
Marytse674/
Margite674/
Matrits673/
Marzest673/
Marcete673/
Moretse673/
Marggie672/
Margois672/
Margoit672/
Marseet672/
Margued672/
Marguei672/
Margidt672/
Mourget672/
Marjesh672/
Marceis671/
Marytes671/
Marzeet671/
Margerr671/
Marguit671/
Marrgie671/
Moriets671/
Maurzet671/
Maritsh671/
Marngit671/
Margeej671/
Marghei671/
Marghis671/
Margiez671/
Margisz671/
Margytė671/
Mairits671/
Morgesh671/
Mairege671/
Margice670/
Mayrits670/
Maharge670/
Marceys670/
Mairgie670/
Margiey670/
Marietz670/

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