McGarel Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McGarel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGarel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland781:23,6542,695
England731:763,26141,903
United States631:5,753,316282,354
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland221:201,3589,557
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

McGarel Last Name Facts

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

The surname McGarel is found in Northern Ireland more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGarel? popularity and diffusion

The surname McGarel is the 1,504,764th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 52,428,388 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 111 percent of McGarel live; 111 percent live in Northern Europe and 111 percent live in British Isles.

McGarel is most common in Northern Ireland, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 23,654. In Northern Ireland it is mostly found in: Ulster, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Northern Ireland this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 53 percent are found and The United States, where 45 percent are found.

McGarel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McGarel has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 3,650 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McGarel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the McGarel last name is predominantly Presbyterian (64%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McGarel last name are 14.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.54% registered with the party.

McGarel earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.15% more than the national average, earning $44,507 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 McGarel
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis