McGarney Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

McGarney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGarney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

McGarney Last Name Facts

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

The surname McGarney is found most in England. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGarney? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of McGarney are found; 75 percent are found in Northern Europe and 75 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname McGarney is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 11,143,612. In England it is most frequent in: Northamptonshire, where 100 percent are found. Not including England this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Scotland, where 13 percent are found.

McGarney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McGarney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McGarney last name contracted 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McGarney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (88%) in Ireland.

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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
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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 McGarney
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