McGerty Surname

1,076,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

McGerty Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGerty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States931:3,897,408212,857
England921:605,63136,119
Ireland471:100,1905,388
Scotland301:178,4619,900
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland341:130,2907,484
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

McGerty Last Name Facts

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

McGerty is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGerty? popularity and diffusion

McGerty is the 1,076,574th most frequently held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 31,684,982 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of McGerty reside; 78 percent reside in Northern Europe and 78 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 93 people, or 1 in 3,897,408. In The United States it is most common in: Arizona, where 17 percent are found, New York, where 15 percent are found and California, where 12 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in England, where 40 percent are found and Ireland, where 20 percent are found.

McGerty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McGerty has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McGerty surname rose 465 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,150 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 138 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McGerty Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the McGerty surname is predominantly Catholic (97%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McGerty surname are 11.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.89% registered with the political party.

McGerty earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.93% more than the national average, earning $43,552 USD 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
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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 McGerty
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