McGarity Surname

143,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,089 people bear this surname

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

McGarity Surname User-submission:

As far as I know it means "member of the house," relative to Irish Parliament .

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mag Oireachtaigh 'son of Oireachtach,' a byname meaning 'member of the assembly' or 'frequenting assemblies.'

McGarity Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8661:126,46913,421
Australia1391:194,21419,182
England751:742,90741,196
Canada671:549,93446,038
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1061:41,7913,769
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
Scotland251:149,7296,268
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3871:129,76412,459

McGarity Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

As far as I know it means "member of the house," relative to Irish Parliament .

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mag Oireachtaigh 'son of Oireachtach,' a byname meaning 'member of the assembly' or 'frequenting assemblies.'

- anonymous submission

McGarity Last Name Facts

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

The surname McGarity occurs most in The United States. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGarity? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 143,929th most common surname in the world, held by around 1 in 2,359,193 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of McGarity reside; 88 percent reside in North America and 88 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 2,866 people, or 1 in 126,469. In The United States McGarity is most prevalent in: Texas, where 20 percent reside, Georgia, where 18 percent reside and South Carolina, where 6 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 4 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

McGarity Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McGarity has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McGarity last name expanded 741 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 278 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 68 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McGarity Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the McGarity surname is predominantly Catholic (91%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McGarity last name are 19.63% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.4% registered to vote for the party.

The amount McGarity earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 3.23% less than the national average, earning $41,756 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.32% less than the national average, earning $31,636 CAD per year.

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