McGarrow Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

McGarrow Surname Definition:

MACGARROW: Gaelic garbh gives two forms or pronunciations -garrow and -garrif (-garrow ). One McGillegarrow was tenant of Feryst in 1504 (ER., XII, p. 664), and one M'Illegirf was tenant in Ediravemach, 1594 (BBT., p. 282). Donald Dow McGillegariff in Glentochie was charged in 1618 with illegal carrying of arms (RPC.

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McGarrow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland41:935,80421,348
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

McGarrow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACGARROW: Gaelic garbh gives two forms or pronunciations -garrow and -garrif (-garrow ). One McGillegarrow was tenant of Feryst in 1504 (ER., XII, p. 664), and one M'Illegirf was tenant in Ediravemach, 1594 (BBT., p. 282). Donald Dow McGillegariff in Glentochie was charged in 1618 with illegal carrying of arms (RPC., XI, p. 373). Donald Glas M'lliegariff in Ardewnaig and several others of the same name gave their bond of manrent to Campbell of Glenurquhay, 1608. The name was common in Breadalbane two centuries and more ago, and the last of the Breadalbane Mcilleghorives left the Ardtalnaig district at the beginning of this century (FB., p. 364). Probably now represented by Garrow, which see.

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

McGarrow Last Name Facts

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

McGarrow occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGarrow? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,798,600th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name McGarrow is mostly found in Oceania, where 44 percent of McGarrow reside; 44 percent reside in Australasia and 44 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 24,163,929. In The United States it is most numerous in: Nevada, where 33 percent reside and Michigan, where 13 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 44 percent reside and Malaysia, where 4 percent reside.

McGarrow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McGarrow has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McGarrow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the McGarrow last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

McGarrow earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.71% less than the national average, earning $38,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McArrow930/
McCarrow885/
McGerrow881/
McKarrow880/
McArow8612/
McCarrows820/
McGaraw802/
McGerow801/
McCarow800/
McCargow7564/
McCorrow751/
McAraw7134/
Mingarov634/
Mkarov5718/
Mgerov572/
McOraw571/
Mkarova5312/
Mkaroff531/
Mkgereuw504/

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