McGathey Surname

1,028,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 245 people bear this surname

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

McGathey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGathey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2451:1,479,424101,022
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

McGathey Last Name Facts

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

McGathey occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McGathey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,028,911th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 29,745,085 people. The last name McGathey occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 104 percent of McGathey live; 104 percent live in North America and 104 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 245 people, or 1 in 1,479,424. In The United States it is most frequent in: Florida, where 22 percent are found, Indiana, where 22 percent are found and Illinois, where 14 percent are found. Aside from The United States it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 4 percent are found and The Philippines, where 1 percent are found.

McGathey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McGathey has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 2,042 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McGathey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States McGathey are 25.81% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.58% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McGathey earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.14% less than the national average, earning $40,501 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.96% more than the national average, earning $56,620 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McGathey
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