McGirr Surname

167,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,574 people bear this surname

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

McGirr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGirr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4041:258,16224,403
Northern Ireland5741:3,214645
England4411:126,34512,635
Australia3551:76,0448,891
Canada3321:110,98111,875
New Zealand1941:23,3424,099
Ireland1791:26,3072,448
Scotland1731:30,9473,160
Thailand321:2,207,448250,768
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Wales71:442,07621,198
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
China21:683,660,78330,601
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
France21:33,211,361423,184
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4291:10,3261,485
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland281:133,6865,889
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3141:159,93214,628

McGirr Last Name Facts

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

The surname McGirr has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGirr? popularity and diffusion

It is the 167,978th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,831,214 people. The surname McGirr occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of McGirr are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 58 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,404 people, or 1 in 258,162. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 10 percent live, Florida, where 8 percent live and Ohio, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 32 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 22 percent live and England, where 17 percent live.

McGirr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McGirr has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McGirr last name grew 447 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 11,025 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 58 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 618 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McGirr Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (92%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McGirr last name are 16.14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.91% registered to vote for the party.

The amount McGirr earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.01% more than the national average, earning $47,899 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.93% more than the national average, earning $55,111 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McGuirr924/
McGir9116/
McGuirre8644/
McGire8318/
McGuir8313/
McCirr836/
McGier833/
McKirr832/
McEirr831/
Mgir809/
Mcir801/
McGuire77104,492/
McGuirt77920/
McGirth7721/
McGaire7720/
McGoire774/
McGoirt771/
McGuird771/
McGueir770/
McKuirr770/
McGuerr770/
Mghir734/
Mgire734/
McGer733/
Mcair732/
Mguir731/
Mgair730/
McCguire7114/
Mc'guire719/
McQuirre715/
McGguire713/
McGuirth713/
McQguire712/
McGquire711/
McCuirre711/
Mmcguire711/
McGueire710/
McGeer67426/
Mengir67343/
McKerr67315/
McKire6799/
Mingir6748/
Mguire6734/
McUire6712/
McGert679/
McGher676/
Mshgir674/
McQirt672/
McCair672/
McGhre672/
Mzgisr672/
McGuer671/
McCeir671/
McQire671/
McQuir671/
Mkghir671/
McAire671/
McGyre670/
McCuir670/
McGerd670/
McCirh670/
McGere670/
McKeir670/

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McGirr Reference & Research

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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 McGirr
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