McGarrigle Surname

220,331st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,854 people bear this surname

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

McGarrigle Surname Definition:

MACGARRIGLE: An Irish name occurring in the Glasgow Directory. From Irish Mag Fheargail 'son of Fearghal,' meaning 'super valour.'

McGarrigle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7621:475,66840,388
England5311:104,93010,991
Northern Ireland4421:4,174824
Scotland2711:19,7562,310
Ireland2621:17,9731,938
Canada2571:143,36814,728
Australia2561:105,45211,841
Wales301:103,1518,167
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
New Zealand41:1,132,08147,619
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3081:14,3831,851
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland881:42,5373,150
England311:786,30235,304
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:727,80746,603

McGarrigle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACGARRIGLE: An Irish name occurring in the Glasgow Directory. From Irish Mag Fheargail 'son of Fearghal,' meaning 'super valour.'

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Variants of MacGirl are MacGarrell, MacGorl and MacGurl: all these are anglicized forms of Mac Fhearghail (which Woulfe says also has become MacCarroll-normally a different name, viz Mac Cearbhaill). Mac Fhearghaill is written Meg Fergail in the Annals of Loch Cé-one of the name was among the notable men slain by the O'Doghertys in 1196. This would suggest that the sept is of the Cenél Conaill, not a branch of the O'Farrells of Annaly but this may be the modern MacGarrigle. The aspiration of the G gives the sound resulting in MacGarrell and the other forms given above. Unaspirated the same name becomes MacGarrigal, or MacGarrigle, hence the variants MacErrigle and even Cargill and Carkill. These latter are mainly associated with Co. Donegal: in 1659 MacGargill was listed in Petty's “census” as a principal Irish name in the barony of Tirhugh. MacGirl, however, belongs in modern times to Leitrim and Cavan. None of these names is numerous.

Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

McGarrigle Last Name Facts

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

McGarrigle is most common in The United States. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGarrigle? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 220,331st most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 3,930,715 people. The surname McGarrigle occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of McGarrigle live; 83 percent live in Northern Europe and 83 percent live in British Isles.

McGarrigle is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 762 people, or 1 in 475,668. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 21 percent live, New York, where 11 percent live and New Jersey, where 10 percent live. Apart from The United States McGarrigle exists in 24 countries. It is also common in England, where 29 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 24 percent live.

McGarrigle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McGarrigle has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,104 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,713 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 308 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 15 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McGarrigle Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (87%) in Ireland.

In The United States McGarrigle are 15.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.31% registered with the political party.

The amount McGarrigle earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 24.87% more than the national average, earning $53,879 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.07% less than the national average, earning $45,672 CAD per year.

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