McGervey Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

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

McGervey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGervey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1781:2,036,286130,241
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

McGervey Last Name Facts

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

McGervey is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGervey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,281,391st most commonly used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 40,941,269 people. The last name McGervey occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of McGervey live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name McGervey is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 178 people, or 1 in 2,036,286. In The United States McGervey is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 27 percent reside, California, where 19 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 19 percent reside.

McGervey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McGervey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McGervey last name increased 1,483 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McGervey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McGervey surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

McGervey earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.6% less than the national average, earning $42,891 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
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  • 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 McGervey
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