McGerrity Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McGerrity Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGerrity Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland161:115,3156,804
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland841:52,7374,367
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland71:534,74514,325
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

McGerrity Last Name Facts

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

The last name McGerrity is found in Northern Ireland more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of McGerrity.

How Common Is The Last Name McGerrity? popularity and diffusion

The surname McGerrity is the 4,772,636th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname McGerrity occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of McGerrity live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.

It is most commonly occurring in Northern Ireland, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 115,315. In Northern Ireland McGerrity is most prevalent in: Ulster, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Northern Ireland it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.

McGerrity Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McGerrity has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 57 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McGerrity Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the McGerrity surname is predominantly Catholic (95%) in Ireland.

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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
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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 McGerrity
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