Margrie Surname

760,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 376 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Margrie Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Margaret,' from the popular pet form Margery or Marjory. 'Margery, propyr name, Margeria': Promptorium Parvulorum.

John Margerie, Staffordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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Margrie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2321:116,36112,902
England1291:431,92329,000
Wales61:515,75523,171
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England781:312,50520,777
Wales221:71,2923,399

Margrie (66) may also be a first name.

Margrie 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 pet form Margery or Marjory. 'Margery, propyr name, Margeria': Promptorium Parvulorum.

John Margerie, Staffordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Margeria (without surname), Oxfordshire, ibid.

Margerie le Bercher. Excerpta e Rotulis Finium in Turri Londinensi.

Johannes Marjory, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Marjona Love, 1379:.

Agnes Marjory-mayden, 1379: ibid.

Marjoria Norris, 1379: ibid.

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

V. Margery.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

William de St. Margareta, Normandy, 1180-95; William Margarita, 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); John Margerie, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

From the French, Marguerie; from the Dutch, Magerey; a personal name.

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

Margrie Last Name Facts

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

The last name Margrie is more frequently found in Australia than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Margrie? popularity and diffusion

The last name Margrie is the 760,012th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 19,381,771 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 62 percent of Margrie live; 62 percent live in Australasia and 62 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. Margrie is also the 1,201,840th most numerous given name globally It is held by 66 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Australia, where it is carried by 232 people, or 1 in 116,361. In Australia Margrie is most numerous in: South Australia, where 59 percent are found, New South Wales, where 22 percent are found and Victoria, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Australia it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 34 percent are found and Wales, where 2 percent are found.

Margrie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Margrie has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Margrie last name rose 165 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 73 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Margriet9348/
Margri9223/
Margre9213/
Margret861,568/
Margrit8695/
Margrey8680/
Margree8661/
Margris8650/
Margrid8617/
Margres8615/
Margrij861/
Margrio861/
Margred861/
Margrez860/
Margrea860/
Margreat80683/
Margrett80226/
Margreet8052/
Margretz8012/
Margrait803/
Margritt801/
Marghret801/
Margridt801/
Margrets801/
Margreit801/
Margreue800/
Margrist800/
Margry77252/
Margra775/
Margré773/
Margretts7523/
Morgrigge753/
Maringrei753/
Margretpp751/
Margruitt750/
Morgret71486/
Margray713/
Mergreh712/
Morgrey712/
Morghre711/
Margreyitt711/
Margrayitt711/
Markgray671/
Morgress671/
Morgrett670/
Morgretz670/
Margrauh670/
Morgreth670/

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