McGill Surname
Approximately 48,388 people bear this surname
McGill Surname Definition:
(Irish) The son of the foreigner; a shortened form of some surname commencing with MacGiolla (son of the servant of . . .).
Read More About This SurnameMcGill Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 36,530 | 1:9,922 | 1,199 |
| England | 4,796 | 1:11,618 | 1,707 |
| Canada | 3,754 | 1:9,815 | 1,471 |
| Liberia | 3,374 | 1:1,307 | 182 |
| Scotland | 3,316 | 1:1,615 | 291 |
| Australia | 2,702 | 1:9,991 | 1,485 |
| Ireland | 926 | 1:5,085 | 829 |
| New Zealand | 852 | 1:5,315 | 861 |
| Northern Ireland | 732 | 1:2,521 | 513 |
| South Africa | 337 | 1:160,765 | 18,041 |
| Jamaica | 212 | 1:13,537 | 1,343 |
| Wales | 190 | 1:16,287 | 1,760 |
| Thailand | 125 | 1:565,107 | 96,458 |
| United Arab Emirates | 31 | 1:295,557 | 19,854 |
| Switzerland | 27 | 1:304,182 | 24,091 |
| Falkland Islands | 22 | 1:142 | 16 |
| Norway | 21 | 1:244,871 | 26,357 |
| Germany | 19 | 1:4,237,129 | 172,669 |
| Spain | 18 | 1:2,597,335 | 59,996 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| France | 16 | 1:4,151,420 | 237,746 |
| Panama | 15 | 1:260,817 | 6,584 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Jersey | 10 | 1:9,920 | 2,003 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 7 | 1:194,854 | 9,403 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Cayman Islands | 3 | 1:21,298 | 1,488 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Grenada | 2 | 1:54,268 | 1,538 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 873 | 1:5,074 | 853 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 2,738 | 1:1,367 | 249 |
| England | 924 | 1:26,380 | 3,621 |
| Wales | 33 | 1:47,528 | 2,451 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:10,376 | 1,795 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:27,135 | 1,659 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,757 | 1:7,432 | 942 |
McGill (300) may also be a first name.
McGill Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Irish) The son of the foreigner; a shortened form of some surname commencing with MacGiolla (son of the servant of . . .).
Contracted from Giolla, or Guilley, a ‘Young Man' (see Mylchreest, Killey), are almost certainly the same name originally, the former being the earlier form. They are now used indiscriminately. It is, however, quite possible that Gell is a distinct name and of Scandinavian origin. Gell is common in the Landnáma- bóc.
After King Magnus Barfod fell in battle in Ulster, in a. d, 1103.
'An Irishman named Harald Gille came forward and passed himself off for a son of that Monarch by an Irishwoman; and, after proving his descent by walking over a red-hot iron, actually became King of Norway.’ Gill was Prior of Furness in a.d. 1134; and a man of the same name was evidently an important chief in Man in the same year, as his signature was necessary to the validity of King Olaf's charter in that year. The Rev. John Quine points out that in a note to the British Museum MS. of the abbey boundaries the property of Ballagilley, now belonging to King William’s College, is called Balygil, and that it is not improbable that it was then the property of this man.
User-submitted Reference
A Scottish and Irish surname, from the Anglicisation of the Gaelic, Macan Ghoill, meaning 'son of the stranger'.
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McGill Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McGill Come From? nationality or country of origin
McGill (Marathi: माँगील) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name McGill? popularity and diffusion
It is the 11,609th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 150,606 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of McGill live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America. McGill is also the 508,767th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 300 people.
It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 36,530 people, or 1 in 9,922. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 8 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The United States it occurs in 84 countries. It is also found in England, where 10 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.
McGill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of McGill has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 541 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 519 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 121 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 106 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 576 percent between 1881 and 2014.
McGill Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (89%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the McGill last name are 13.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.95% registered to vote for the party.
The amount McGill earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 206.68% more than the national average, earning 1,061,370 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 97.44% more than the national average, earning R 469,200 per year; in United States they earn 3.56% less than the national average, earning $41,611 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.12% more than the national average, earning $51,234 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| MacGill | 92 | 1,006 | / |
| McGil | 91 | 50 | / |
| MacGuill | 86 | 32 | / |
| Magill | 83 | 14,914 | / |
| McGall | 83 | 438 | / |
| Mogill | 83 | 110 | / |
| McGail | 83 | 34 | / |
| MacGil | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mcgell | 83 | 2 | / |
| McJill | 83 | 2 | / |
| Makgill | 77 | 130 | / |
| MacGilp | 77 | 115 | / |
| Maguill | 77 | 26 | / |
| Mangill | 77 | 4 | / |
| MacJill | 77 | 3 | / |
| Maghill | 77 | 2 | / |
| Moghill | 77 | 1 | / |
| McGaile | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maugill | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mongill | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maygill | 77 | 0 | / |
| Maggill | 77 | 0 | / |
| Magcill | 77 | 0 | / |
| Magsill | 77 | 0 | / |
| Mogil | 73 | 421 | / |
| Magil | 73 | 380 | / |
| Magll | 73 | 3 | / |
| McGel | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mogll | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mongiell | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mangil | 67 | 581 | / |
| Meygil | 67 | 318 | / |
| Mongil | 67 | 277 | / |
| Moguil | 67 | 74 | / |
| Magiel | 67 | 68 | / |
| Mogell | 67 | 67 | / |
| Maguil | 67 | 43 | / |
| Magell | 67 | 41 | / |
| Maigil | 67 | 21 | / |
| Maghil | 67 | 10 | / |
| Maggil | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mogiel | 67 | 2 | / |
| McGeel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moogil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moccil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mogsil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Macxil | 67 | 1 | / |
McGill Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| McGill in the Marathi language | ||
| माँगील | mamgila | - |
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