McGair Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

McGair Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Son of the Short [Irish and Gaelic Mac Girr, Mac Ghearr— gearr, short]

McGair Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Scotland431:124,5077,876
Australia281:964,13257,058
England21:27,859,030389,889
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

McGair Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Son of the Short [Irish and Gaelic Mac Girr, Mac Ghearr— gearr, short]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

McGair Last Name Facts

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

McGair occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McGair? popularity and diffusion

McGair is the 1,596,935th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. The last name McGair is primarily found in The Americas, where 43 percent of McGair are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name McGair is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 6,712,202. In The United States McGair is most frequent in: Rhode Island, where 26 percent live, Oregon, where 20 percent live and New Jersey, where 19 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 34 percent live and Australia, where 22 percent live.

McGair Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McGair has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 318 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,075 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McGair Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the McGair surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McGair last name are 33.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 86.67% registered with the political party.

McGair earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 61.46% more than the national average, earning $69,667 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McGarr831,766/
Mogair834/
Magair832/
Machgar77161/
MacGirr7780/
Macgear7759/
Macgare7740/
Magaire7732/
Mangair7732/
MacGarr777/
MacGard777/
Maghair774/
Magajir772/
Maccgar771/
Maigair771/
Magaair771/
MacGaur770/
Maugair770/
Magar73740,664/
Mogar732,314/
Magir73251/
Mogir73119/
MacGuire71808/
Magayire7114/
Machghar716/
Magawier712/
Maigaire711/
Moghaior711/
Magajirr711/
Mangajir711/
MacGaurd710/
Mangar6726,610/
Mogare679,597/
Mogire678,741/
Mongar676,404/
Magare675,653/
Maghar671,683/
Magier671,625/
Mangir671,453/
Maigre671,189/
Moghir67372/
Maggar67307/
Mougar67275/
Moghar67258/
Magard67241/
Mogard67226/
Mosgar67224/
Mogier67169/
McGerr67139/
Magart6798/
Magaar6784/
Maigar6778/
Majgar6771/
Masgar6768/
Maygar6760/
Mogart6747/
Magire6742/
Magaur6738/
Meigar6730/
Magird6716/
Maghir6714/
Maghaireh6713/
Maugar6710/
McGore679/
Macguirre677/
Maiger677/
Magjir677/
Mhagar677/
Mahgar675/
Moughaiar674/
Magarh674/
Magirr673/
Magaer673/
Magear673/
Maguir673/
Magiir673/
Meagar673/
Moogar673/
Magarz673/
Mogear673/
Majgir672/
Mmagar672/
Magarr672/
Mongir672/
Maugir672/
Magirt672/
Magahr671/
Mageir671/
Magatr671/
Maigir671/
Mogaur671/
Moigar671/
MacGre671/

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