McGirk Surname

773,729th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 367 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

McGirk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGirk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3471:1,044,55076,531
Scotland131:411,83217,291
England51:11,143,612252,590
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland151:249,5488,553
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1911:262,92521,549

McGirk Last Name Facts

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

The surname McGirk is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGirk? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 773,729th most frequent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 19,857,073 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of McGirk live; 95 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 347 people, or 1 in 1,044,550. In The United States McGirk is most prevalent in: Nevada, where 46 percent live, Illinois, where 10 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Outside of The United States McGirk occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 4 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

McGirk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McGirk has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 182 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 13 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it grew 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McGirk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the McGirk surname are 31.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 78.05% being registered to vote for the political party.

McGirk earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.86% more than the national average, earning $50,422 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McGuirk924,952/
McGairk9227/
McGoirk921/
McGhirk920/
McGuirke8615/
Mc'guirk8614/
McGairke860/
McGuirck860/
McKirk834/
McGirg832/
McCirk831/
McUirk831/
McGerk831/
McQirk830/
McQuirk77306/
McGreck7710/
McGurck771/
McCuirk771/
McGurrk771/
McKirke770/
McGeerk770/
McGerrk770/
McGuyrk770/
McGuerk770/
Mgurk731/
McRek730/
McGouyrk7131/
McQuirke718/
McKitrck712/
McQuirck710/
McGurg674/
McHerk671/
McEark670/
McKerk670/

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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 McGirk
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