McGarian Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

McGarian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGarian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland131:411,83217,291
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England41:13,929,515290,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

McGarian Last Name Facts

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

The last name McGarian is more frequently found in Scotland than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGarian? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,427,875th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname McGarian occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of McGarian reside; 85 percent reside in Northern Europe and 85 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently held in Scotland, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 411,832. In Scotland it is mostly concentrated in: Aberdeenshire, where 85 percent reside, Aberdeen City, where 8 percent reside and City of Edinburgh, where 8 percent reside. Not including Scotland McGarian is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 35 percent reside and England, where 20 percent reside.

McGarian Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McGarian has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McGarian surname increased 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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
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  • 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 McGarian
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