McGonagall Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

McGonagall Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGonagall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland261:205,91610,908
England31:18,572,686338,250
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

McGonagall Last Name Facts

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

The surname McGonagall is held by more people in Scotland than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McGonagall? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,882,373rd most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. McGonagall is primarily found in Europe, where 119 percent of McGonagall are found; 112 percent are found in Northern Europe and 112 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most commonly occurring in Scotland, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 205,916. In Scotland it is most common in: Angus, where 27 percent are found, Moray, where 19 percent are found and Argyll and Bute, where 15 percent are found. Not including Scotland this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 12 percent are found and Russia, where 12 percent are found.

McGonagall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McGonagall has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the McGonagall last name expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McGonagal957/
McGonagale904/
McGunagall900/
McGonegall900/
McGoneagal900/
McGunnagall861/
McGonnagale860/
McGunagal841/
McGonnegal800/
McGonagole800/
McGenegal740/

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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 McGonagall
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