McGarvay Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

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

McGarvay Surname Definition:

MACGARVA, Macgarvey, Macgarvie, Macharvie: The name of an old family in Galloway. Irish MacGairbheith, 'son of Gairbhith.' William M'Garwe or Makgerwe, notary public in Wigtoun, 1484 and 1488, is probably William Makgarwe, vicar of Pennygham, 1490 (RMS.

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McGarvay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

McGarvay Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACGARVA, Macgarvey, Macgarvie, Macharvie: The name of an old family in Galloway. Irish MacGairbheith, 'son of Gairbhith.' William M'Garwe or Makgerwe, notary public in Wigtoun, 1484 and 1488, is probably William Makgarwe, vicar of Pennygham, 1490 (RMS., a, 1623, 1769, 2056). Sir Nicholas M'Carve was chaplain in Wigtown, 1536 (Laing, 408).

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

McGarvay Last Name Facts

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

The last name McGarvay is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of McGarvay click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGarvay? popularity and diffusion

The last name McGarvay is the 14,316,765th most widespread last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of McGarvay live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States it is mostly found in: Oregon, where 100 percent live.

McGarvay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McGarvay has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McGarvay Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McGarva93992/
McGarvah8821/
McGarviy882/
McGarway880/
McGervay880/
McCarvay880/
McArva860/
McArvy860/
Mgarva860/
McCgarvey821/
McCarvy8022/
Mcgarua805/
McCarva804/
McGarve803/
McGarby801/
McArvey801/
McGorvy800/
McGervy800/
McGerva800/
McArvoy800/
McGervey75178/
McCarvey7530/
McGarver755/
McGarbey753/
McCorvay751/
McEarvey751/
McGarves750/
McGarvet750/
McGarvis750/
McGorvey750/
McCarvat750/
Mgarba7110/
McGarvish710/
McArver67129/
McCorvy6750/
McOrvey673/
Mgharba671/
Mgarvie671/
McCarve671/
McCarby670/
McOrvat670/
McKarby670/

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