McCregor Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

McCregor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McCregor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

McCregor Last Name Facts

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

The surname McCregor is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McCregor? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most numerous family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname McCregor is mostly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of McCregor reside; 83 percent reside in North America and 83 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

McCregor is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Florida, where 60 percent are found, Mississippi, where 20 percent are found and Texas, where 20 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent are found and Norway, where 17 percent are found.

McCregor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McCregor has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McCregor last name declined 64 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McCregor Last Name Statistics demography

McCregor earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McCreagor941/
McCreggor941/
McCaregor941/
McCreegor940/
McRegor938/
McGregor8852,887/
MacRegor888/
McRgegor882/
Mecregor881/
McCregry881/
McCragor880/
MacGregor8226,335/
McGregory82714/
McGreggor82261/
McGreagor826/
McGrregor824/
McGregore823/
Mecgregor822/
McGroegor822/
McGreogor822/
McGreegor821/
Macoregor821/
Mcgregoor821/
McGreghor820/
McGregoir820/
Mgregor8010/
McGrgor805/
McRecor800/
McCargr800/
McGregr800/
MacGreggor7852/
MacGregory7837/
Macgregore783/
MacGreigor782/
MacGriegor782/
MacGreagor781/
MacGreygor781/
Mcgregoire781/
Macgregoor781/
Mac Gregor780/
McGreggory780/
McGreogory780/
McGregorry780/
McCargar75565/
McGrigor75190/
Magregor7582/
McGergor7512/
Megregor757/
Mcgrecor754/
Mccraker754/
McGragor753/
McGregar752/
Mogregor752/
McGregur752/
McGrogor752/
MacGrgor752/
M'Gregor752/
McRegroy752/
McGregro752/
McGreogr752/
Makregor751/
McCarker750/
McCurker750/
McCrecry750/
McGregry750/
McGrugor750/
McCragry750/
McCreighart740/
Mac Greggor740/
Mac Gregory740/
McCracker7140/
MacCargar7124/
Macgergor7110/
Maggregor716/
Macgragor714/
MacGregar714/
MacGregro714/
McGregger714/
Macgregur713/
MacGrigor712/
McGreogre711/
McCracher711/
Magreggor711/
Macgrégor711/
Ma Gregor711/
McCrokery711/
Maygregor711/
Magregory711/
McCriggar710/
McGrecory710/
McCrocker710/
McGriggor710/
McGargore710/
McCarcher710/
McGriegur710/
McGrigory710/
McRugr710/
McGregaer710/
McGrigorw710/
McGregary710/
McGreggar710/
MacCrae-Gray701/
McGregor-Woo701/
McCarogher6731/
McCaragher673/
Ma Gregory671/
McCrockery671/
McArker670/
McCaricher670/
McGeregger670/
MacGreggar670/
McCrookery670/
MacGregger670/
Mac Gragor670/
McCaracher670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 McCregor
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