McGoldrick Surname

65,712th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,593 people bear this surname

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

McGoldrick Surname Definition:

MACGOLDRICK: A name found in Glasgow and neighborhood of Irish origin, Mag Ualghairg, 'son of Ualgharg' (high temper). An old Galloway form was Macgorlick.

McGoldrick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,2031:86,2389,740
England1,2231:45,5595,744
Australia1,1941:22,6093,118
Ireland1,0151:4,639778
Scotland8571:6,247994
Northern Ireland7161:2,577524
Canada3261:113,02312,061
New Zealand821:55,2238,747
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Wales341:91,0167,411
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,4501:3,055571
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1101:34,0292,769
England401:609,38430,680
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5421:92,6549,504

McGoldrick Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACGOLDRICK: A name found in Glasgow and neighborhood of Irish origin, Mag Ualghairg, 'son of Ualgharg' (high temper). An old Galloway form was Macgorlick.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Irish, Scottish) The son of Ualgharg (proud and fierce, or hot-tempered).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

McGoldrick Last Name Facts

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

The last name McGoldrick occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McGoldrick? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 65,712th most numerous last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 959,772 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 60 percent of McGoldrick reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 4,203 people, or 1 in 86,238. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 16 percent live, New York, where 13 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Barring The United States McGoldrick is found in 35 countries. It is also found in England, where 16 percent live and Australia, where 16 percent live.

McGoldrick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McGoldrick has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McGoldrick last name rose 775 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 3,058 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 30 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 779 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McGoldrick Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McGoldrick last name are 5.26% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.03% being registered with the party.

The amount McGoldrick earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.31% less than the national average, earning R 106,200 per year; in United States they earn 17.03% more than the national average, earning $50,499 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.69% more than the national average, earning $57,476 CAD per year.

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