McGary Surname

113,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,067 people bear this surname

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

McGary Surname Definition:

(Irish) The son of Fearadhach (manly).

McGary Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,0171:90,23110,144
Australia401:674,89346,030
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
England101:5,571,806158,774
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:507,82027,631
Scotland331:113,4315,331
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9621:52,2025,894

McGary (24) may also be a first name.

McGary Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) The son of Fearadhach (manly).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

McGary Last Name Facts

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

The surname McGary is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McGary? popularity and diffusion

The surname McGary is the 113,728th most commonly used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,791,873 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of McGary live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently occurring forename worldwide, held by 24 people.

The last name McGary is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 4,017 people, or 1 in 90,231. In The United States McGary is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 16 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Illinois, where 6 percent live. Outside of The United States it occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

McGary Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McGary has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 418 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 79 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McGary Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the McGary surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McGary surname are 8.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.85% registered with the party.

The amount McGary earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.01% less than the national average, earning $40,556 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.79% more than the national average, earning $52,561 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McGarry9217,038/
MacGary921/
MacGarry86315/
MacGarey860/
Magary83627/
McGory83319/
McGury8357/
McGara8331/
Mogary839/
Maghary771,268/
Magarry77310/
Magarey77124/
Magaray77110/
Mogariy7794/
McGerry7772/
Magariy7758/
Macgare7740/
Mangary7715/
Magaryo7714/
Maigary7712/
Mogaray7712/
Maagary776/
Moghary775/
Maïgary771/
Makgary771/
Mongary770/
Maggary770/
Magaruy770/
Magaroy770/
McGoury770/
Moghariy711,147/
McGarrie71351/
Mangaray7143/
Magarrey7131/
Mogharay7129/
Magarych7122/
Maghariy7114/
Mongaray7113/
Mogarych7113/
Mangaroy718/
Mangarey718/
Mokgaroy715/
Magaraya713/
Magharay711/
MacGorry711/
Mongarey711/
Magarysh711/
Maggarry711/
Magara6715,586/
Mogare679,597/
Magare675,653/
Magari673,332/
Mogari67740/
Mogara67538/
Magery6792/
Magory6768/
Mangaraay6730/
Maigaraya6724/
Manggaray6710/
Mágory679/
McGore679/
Mogory679/
Mangairay677/
Mangharay677/
MacGarrie676/
Moghairhy676/
Magarj672/
Macgarred671/

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