McGiffert Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

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

McGiffert Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGiffert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1491:2,432,610149,447
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Northern Ireland181:102,5026,334
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

McGiffert Last Name Facts

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

McGiffert occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of McGiffert.

How Common Is The Last Name McGiffert? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,239,697th most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 38,970,834 people. The surname McGiffert occurs mostly in The Americas, where 59 percent of McGiffert reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 149 people, or 1 in 2,432,610. In The United States McGiffert is primarily found in: California, where 25 percent are found, Alabama, where 13 percent are found and New York, where 5 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 12 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 10 percent are found.

McGiffert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McGiffert has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McGiffert last name increased 382 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McGiffert Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the McGiffert last name is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McGiffert surname are 5.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.33% being registered with the political party.

McGiffert earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.72% more than the national average, earning $52,952 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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 McGiffert
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