McGarity Surname
Approximately 3,089 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,866 | 1:126,469 | 13,421 |
| Australia | 139 | 1:194,214 | 19,182 |
| England | 75 | 1:742,907 | 41,196 |
| Canada | 67 | 1:549,934 | 46,038 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 106 | 1:41,791 | 3,769 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 27 | 1:902,791 | 38,028 |
| Scotland | 25 | 1:149,729 | 6,268 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 387 | 1:129,764 | 12,459 |
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.'
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McGarity Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McGarity Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname McGarity occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name McGarity? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 143,929th most numerous surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,359,193 people. McGarity occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of McGarity live; 88 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The last name McGarity is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 2,866 people, or 1 in 126,469. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 20 percent are found, Georgia, where 18 percent are found and South Carolina, where 6 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 4 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.
McGarity Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of McGarity has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McGarity last name rose 741 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 278 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 68 percent between 1881 and 2014.
McGarity Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the McGarity surname is primarily Catholic (91%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the McGarity surname are 19.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.4% being registered with the political 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| McGarrity | 94 | 2,667 | / |
| McGarithy | 94 | 3 | / |
| McGariety | 94 | 2 | / |
| McGaritty | 94 | 1 | / |
| McGaerity | 94 | 0 | / |
| McArity | 93 | 10 | / |
| McGarreity | 89 | 9 | / |
| McGarritty | 89 | 5 | / |
| McGarrithy | 89 | 0 | / |
| McGarriety | 89 | 0 | / |
| McGerity | 88 | 21 | / |
| McCarity | 88 | 7 | / |
| McGarety | 88 | 2 | / |
| Mgarrity | 88 | 1 | / |
| M'Garity | 88 | 1 | / |
| McGority | 88 | 0 | / |
| McGerrity | 82 | 17 | / |
| McGarrety | 82 | 10 | / |
| Mggarrity | 82 | 1 | / |
| McCarrity | 82 | 1 | / |
| McGourity | 82 | 0 | / |
| McGeriety | 82 | 0 | / |
| McGarruty | 82 | 0 | / |
| McGairety | 82 | 0 | / |
| McArety | 80 | 0 | / |
| McGarretty | 78 | 1 | / |
| McGarrhety | 78 | 0 | / |
| McGorritey | 78 | 0 | / |
| McGerritty | 78 | 0 | / |
| McCaristhy | 78 | 0 | / |
| McCarety | 75 | 2 | / |
| McGerety | 75 | 0 | / |
| McGorita | 75 | 0 | / |
| McCaryty | 75 | 0 | / |
| McCaretey | 71 | 0 | / |
| McCarrety | 71 | 0 | / |
| McCarethy | 71 | 0 | / |
| McGerrety | 71 | 0 | / |
| McCarister | 67 | 1 | / |
| McCarethey | 67 | 0 | / |
| McCarrister | 63 | 0 | / |
| Mengaretti | 56 | 23 | / |
| McCorister | 56 | 0 | / |
| McCorrister | 53 | 242 | / |
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