McGarrity Surname

162,950th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,667 people bear this surname

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

McGarrity 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.'

McGarrity Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6151:224,43321,718
Scotland4611:11,6131,561
England3951:141,05813,696
Northern Ireland3771:4,894934
Australia1961:137,73314,860
Canada1771:208,16720,218
Ireland1141:41,3063,205
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1651:26,8482,845
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1661:22,5492,141
England801:304,69220,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2611:192,40916,879

McGarrity 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

McGarrity Last Name Facts

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

McGarrity is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGarrity? popularity and diffusion

The surname McGarrity is the 162,950th most numerous surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,732,488 people. The surname McGarrity occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of McGarrity are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 1,615 people, or 1 in 224,433. In The United States McGarrity is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 17 percent live, New York, where 11 percent live and New Jersey, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States this surname exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 17 percent live and England, where 15 percent live.

McGarrity Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McGarrity has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McGarrity surname rose 619 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 278 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it rose 494 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 31 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McGarrity Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McGarrity surname are 8.35% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.12% registered with the political party.

The amount McGarrity earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.53% more than the national average, earning $43,811 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.3% more than the national average, earning $57,285 CAD per year.

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