McCargo Surname
Approximately 1,200 people bear this surname
McCargo Surname Definition:
MACCARGO: A Galloway surname. The escheat of Makargo in the court of the Steward of Annandale is recorded, 1465 (ER., VII, p. 309). William M'Kergue at Blairquhanmiln was shot for being a Covenanter, 1685 (Hanna, II, p. 258). McCarge 1684.
Read More About This SurnameMcCargo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,144 | 1:316,835 | 28,949 |
| Argentina | 87 | 1:491,304 | 36,372 |
| Scotland | 32 | 1:167,307 | 9,494 |
| England | 24 | 1:2,321,586 | 86,519 |
| Liberia | 9 | 1:489,837 | 23,279 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 12 | 1:369,156 | 13,616 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 13 | 1:287,940 | 9,345 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 256 | 1:196,167 | 17,139 |
McCargo Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
MACCARGO: A Galloway surname. The escheat of Makargo in the court of the Steward of Annandale is recorded, 1465 (ER., VII, p. 309). William M'Kergue at Blairquhanmiln was shot for being a Covenanter, 1685 (Hanna, II, p. 258). McCarge 1684.
McCargo Demographics
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McCargo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McCargo Come From? nationality or country of origin
McCargo occurs most in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of McCargo.
How Common Is The Last Name McCargo? popularity and diffusion
McCargo is the 313,233rd most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 6,072,955 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 103 percent of McCargo are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 1,144 people, or 1 in 316,835. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Maryland, where 26 percent are found, New Jersey, where 12 percent are found and Virginia, where 12 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 7 percent are found and Scotland, where 3 percent are found.
McCargo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of McCargo has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 447 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 246 percent between 1881 and 2014.
McCargo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the McCargo surname is predominantly Catholic (58%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the McCargo last name are 16.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 69.85% being registered to vote for the political party.
McCargo earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.04% less than the national average, earning $36,660 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maccargo | 93 | 2 | / |
| Macargo | 86 | 39 | / |
| Mocargo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Macarengo | 75 | 3 | / |
| Makargo | 71 | 14 | / |
| Macargas | 67 | 172 | / |
| Maikargo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Makiringo | 63 | 22 | / |
| Makkargou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Makaringo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Macarenga | 63 | 1 | / |
| Moukairgoa | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mchirga | 57 | 60 | / |
| Makarga | 57 | 20 | / |
| Makargas | 53 | 7 | / |
| Makargad | 53 | 1 | / |
| Makarnga | 53 | 1 | / |
| Makaringa | 50 | 129 | / |
| Makiringa | 50 | 1 | / |
| Makarenga | 50 | 1 | / |
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