McGetigan Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

McGetigan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGetigan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

McGetigan Last Name Facts

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

The surname McGetigan is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McGetigan? popularity and diffusion

The last name McGetigan is the 10,311,814th most widespread last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of McGetigan live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name McGetigan is most common in The United States, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States McGetigan is mostly concentrated in: Maryland, where 50 percent live and Massachusetts, where 50 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 33 percent live and Australia, where 33 percent live.

McGetigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McGetigan has changed through the years. In Ireland it fell 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McGetigan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) 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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  • 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 McGetigan
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