McGonigal Surname

160,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,712 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

McGonigal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGonigal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1761:166,57116,899
Canada5381:68,4867,881
Scotland2271:23,5852,631
England1591:350,42825,285
Australia1091:247,66722,912
Northern Ireland721:25,6262,839
New Zealand411:110,44714,290
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Guam121:13,3432,098
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland991:44,7463,937
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland761:49,2533,418
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4451:112,85111,198

McGonigal Last Name Facts

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

The last name McGonigal is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGonigal? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 160,728th most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,687,148 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of McGonigal are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

McGonigal is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 2,176 people, or 1 in 166,571. In The United States McGonigal is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 21 percent reside, Maryland, where 7 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Beside The United States McGonigal is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 20 percent reside and Scotland, where 8 percent reside.

McGonigal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McGonigal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McGonigal surname increased 489 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 299 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 1,325 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McGonigal Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the McGonigal last name is chiefly Catholic (79%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McGonigal last name are 16.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.46% being registered with the political party.

The amount McGonigal earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 8.65% more than the national average, earning R 258,192 per year; in United States they earn 4.05% more than the national average, earning $44,895 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.14% less than the national average, earning $47,129 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Macgonigal9524/
McGonigle894,124/
McGonegal89438/
McGunigal8982/
Magonigal8956/
MacGonegal8422/
MacGonigill806/
McGonagle782,968/
Magonegal780/
McGunnigle74594/
Magonegil6711/
Magonegill630/

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McGonigal Reference & Research

Megonnigil FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 McGonigal
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