McCaghy Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

McCaghy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McCaghy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Ireland341:138,4986,546
England291:1,921,31276,208
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

McCaghy Last Name Facts

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

The surname McCaghy has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McCaghy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,136,387th most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. The surname McCaghy occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of McCaghy are found; 81 percent are found in Northern Europe and 81 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 7,397,121. In The United States McCaghy is primarily concentrated in: Michigan, where 29 percent reside, Nebraska, where 22 percent reside and Minnesota, where 18 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 44 percent reside and England, where 37 percent reside.

McCaghy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McCaghy has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 980 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 486 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McCaghy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (43%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McCaghy last name are 16% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 69.23% registered with the political party.

McCaghy earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.76% less than the national average, earning $42,821 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McCaghy
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