McGiff Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

McGiff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGiff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:5,253,028264,570
England601:928,63447,428
Scotland411:130,5818,115
Ireland251:188,3587,886
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland521:85,1905,835
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

McGiff Last Name Facts

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

The surname McGiff is found most in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGiff? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,321,499th most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 42,867,917 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of McGiff live; 76 percent live in Northern Europe and 76 percent live in British Isles.

The surname McGiff is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 5,253,028. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 49 percent are found, Idaho, where 20 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 35 percent are found and Scotland, where 24 percent are found.

McGiff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McGiff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McGiff surname rose 168 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 286 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 4,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 52 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McGiff Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the McGiff last name is principally Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McGiff surname are 31.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 77.78% being registered to vote for the party.

McGiff earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.69% more than the national average, earning $46,467 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McGiffe921/
McIff91139/
Mgiff911/
McGeff830/
McGift830/
McKiff830/
Mgif801/
Mcif801/
McKuiff772/
McQuiff771/
McKeiff770/
Mgsif731/
Mcqif731/
Mccoif671/
McGhef671/
McKeff670/
McHeff670/
McKeif670/

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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 McGiff
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