McGorty Surname

735,823rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 393 people bear this surname

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

McGorty Surname Definition:

Mag Dhorchaidh (W) Map Leit

McGorty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3901:929,38269,672
England31:18,572,686338,250
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland391:113,5866,892
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:865,83952,959

McGorty Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mag Dhorchaidh (W) Map Leit

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

McGorty Last Name Facts

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

McGorty occurs 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 last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McGorty? popularity and diffusion

The surname McGorty is the 735,823rd most frequent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 18,543,374 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of McGorty are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 390 people, or 1 in 929,382. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 17 percent live, New Jersey, where 15 percent live and Massachusetts, where 13 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and Ireland, where 0 percent live.

McGorty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McGorty has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McGorty surname rose 672 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 57 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McGorty Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the McGorty last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States McGorty are 0.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

McGorty earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.98% more than the national average, earning $57,380 USD per year.

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