McGaldrick Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

McGaldrick Surname Definition:

MACGOLDRICK: A name found in Glasgow and neighborhood of Irish origin, Mag Ualghairg, 'son of Ualgharg' (high temper). An old Galloway form was Macgorlick.

McGaldrick Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

McGaldrick Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACGOLDRICK: A name found in Glasgow and neighborhood of Irish origin, Mag Ualghairg, 'son of Ualgharg' (high temper). An old Galloway form was Macgorlick.

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)
DNA test information
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Ireland

McGaldrick Demographics

McGaldrick Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 4 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

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McGaldrick Last Name Facts

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

The last name McGaldrick is found most frequently in The United States. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McGaldrick? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 14,316,765th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of McGaldrick live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname McGaldrick is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States McGaldrick is primarily concentrated in: New Jersey, where 100 percent reside.

McGaldrick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McGaldrick has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McGaldrick surname declined 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McGaldrick Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the McGaldrick last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McGauldrick950/
McAldrick950/
McKaldrick900/
McGouldrick86225/
McGolddrick862/
McGoldrickk861/
McGoldricks861/
McGoldrichk860/
McGooldrick860/
McGoldric844/
Mgoldrick840/
McGoldrik840/
Mccoldrick802/
McGouldric800/
McGoldreck800/
McGoldrig740/
McGouldreak670/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McGaldrick
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