McGarty Surname

545,543rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 587 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

McGarty Surname User-submission:

An Irish surname that is derived from the Gaelic Mag Oireachtaigh, which means a member of an assembly.

McGarty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4001:906,14768,222
England1371:406,70127,895
Scotland471:113,9117,445
Ireland221:214,0438,362
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland511:86,8605,892
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland351:106,9495,179
England351:696,43933,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1381:363,90427,584

McGarty Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

An Irish surname that is derived from the Gaelic Mag Oireachtaigh, which means a member of an assembly.

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McGarty Last Name Facts

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

The last name McGarty is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of McGarty.

How Common Is The Last Name McGarty? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 545,543rd most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 12,414,899 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of McGarty live; 71 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 400 people, or 1 in 906,147. In The United States it is most common in: Massachusetts, where 16 percent are found, New York, where 15 percent are found and Connecticut, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also found in England, where 23 percent are found and Scotland, where 8 percent are found.

McGarty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McGarty has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McGarty surname grew 290 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 391 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 134 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 57 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McGarty Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the McGarty surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McGarty last name are 6.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McGarty earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 27.45% more than the national average, earning $54,993 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.39% more than the national average, earning $55,340 CAD per year.

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