McGilway Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

McGilway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGilway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:1,591,94567,242
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

McGilway Last Name Facts

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

The surname McGilway occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McGilway? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,141,416th most frequent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of McGilway reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name McGilway is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 1,591,945. In England McGilway is most prevalent in: Northamptonshire, where 71 percent reside, Berkshire, where 14 percent reside and Greater London, where 6 percent reside. Not including England it occurs in one country. It is also found in Scotland, where 10 percent reside.

McGilway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McGilway has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 875 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McGilway Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McGillway941/
McIlway931/
Mcgilleway891/
McGiluay881/
McGilvay881/
McIlwa8619/
Mgilwa8618/
McGillvay824/
Mgxilwa8022/
McGilva803/
McIlvay802/
McGilvey754/
Mingilwa751/
McGelvay750/
Mgelwa711,429/
Mkilwa7185/
Mxilwa712/
McGillbey710/
McGillvey710/
McElwy710/
McIlwe710/
McIlvoy67364/
McElwey6733/
Mkhilwa6710/
Mkailwa6710/
Mchilwe6710/
McElwea673/
McLweas671/
McGilve671/
McGelvy671/
Mcilvai671/
Mgxelwa671/
Mgqulwa671/
McEluay670/
McGluea670/
McKilby670/
McKilvy670/
McElvay670/
McElwaa670/
McIlvey670/
McKelwa670/
McEllwy670/

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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 McGilway
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis