McGeagh Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McGeagh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGeagh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England881:633,16037,224
Northern Ireland641:28,8293,065
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Wales51:618,90625,852
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland471:94,2526,181
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

McGeagh Last Name Facts

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

The last name McGeagh is found most frequently in England. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McGeagh? popularity and diffusion

McGeagh is the 1,338,236th most frequent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 43,637,999 people. The last name McGeagh occurs mostly in Europe, where 102 percent of McGeagh are found; 102 percent are found in Northern Europe and 102 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 633,160. In England McGeagh is most numerous in: Merseyside, where 33 percent live, Nottinghamshire, where 17 percent live and Essex, where 14 percent live. Other than England this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Northern Ireland, where 38 percent live and The United States, where 24 percent live.

McGeagh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McGeagh has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the McGeagh surname grew 800 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 364 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McGeagh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Presbyterian (77%) in Ireland.

In The United States McGeagh are 38.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McGeagh earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 24.14% more than the national average, earning $53,565 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.27% more than the national average, earning $52,300 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McGeaugh930/
McGeogh8666/
McKeagh860/
McGoegh860/
Mgeag831/
McCeag775/
McGaig771/
McAugh771/
McUegh770/
McGeog770/
McEugh770/
McKeogh71631/
Mckeagg7130/
McCaugh714/
Mgeough711/
Mchiagh711/
McEough711/
McGoigh711/
McKeigh711/
McGoygh711/
McKeegh710/
McHeugh710/
McCaigh710/
McCaegh710/
McKeags710/
McKaigh710/
McKuegh710/
McKoegh710/
McKaugh710/
McKeugh710/
McKeague67994/
Mcceough672/
Mgeaq671/
McJeague671/
McCgough671/
McKeiagg671/
McGhough671/
McQuaigh670/
McGougth670/

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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
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  • 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 McGeagh
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