McGarrel Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guyana
Highest density in:
Guyana

McGarrel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGarrel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guyana381:20,0582,520
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland131:287,9409,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

McGarrel Last Name Facts

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

The surname McGarrel occurs more in Guyana more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McGarrel? popularity and diffusion

The surname McGarrel is the 2,808,717th most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of McGarrel live; 85 percent live in South America and 79 percent live in Gallo-Germanic South America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Guyana, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 20,058. In Guyana McGarrel is primarily found in: Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, where 50 percent reside, Demerara-Mahaica, where 24 percent reside and Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Guyana this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

McGarrel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McGarrel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McGarrel last name declined 79 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McGarrel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (57%) 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 McGarrel
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