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 occurs most in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McGarvay? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 14,316,765th most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname McGarvay is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of McGarvay are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States McGarvay is most numerous in: Oregon, where 100 percent are found.

McGarvay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McGarvay has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McGarvay surname declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McGarvay Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally 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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