McGrady Surname

78,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,232 people bear this surname

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

McGrady Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Son of Grady, q.v.

McGrady Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,8861:74,1838,536
England8221:67,7847,844
Northern Ireland3221:5,7301,058
Australia3161:85,4299,880
Scotland1851:28,9403,034
Canada941:391,97434,739
Ireland541:87,2034,973
China241:56,971,7323,099
Wales231:134,5459,804
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1901:23,3152,590
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1511:24,7902,294
England1091:223,62717,016
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8971:55,9856,260

McGrady (22) may also be a first name.

McGrady Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Son of Grady, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

McGrady Last Name Facts

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

The surname McGrady is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGrady? popularity and diffusion

The last name McGrady is the 78,370th most common last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,169,375 people. The surname McGrady is mostly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of McGrady reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America. McGrady is also the 2,301,746th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 22 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 4,886 people, or 1 in 74,183. In The United States McGrady is most numerous in: Virginia, where 10 percent reside, North Carolina, where 7 percent reside and Alabama, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States it occurs in 34 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 5 percent reside.

McGrady Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McGrady has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McGrady last name expanded 545 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 754 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 123 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 72 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McGrady Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (84%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McGrady surname are 6.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53% registered with the political party.

The amount McGrady earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 11.93% less than the national average, earning R 209,280 per year; in United States they earn 5.05% less than the national average, earning $40,971 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.69% less than the national average, earning $47,851 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McGready93359/
MacGrady9351/
MacGready8810/
McGrody86109/
Magrady8685/
Mogrady861/
Magraudy8013/
Magradey807/
Mongrady800/
McGraddie7513/
MacGroudy751/
Magrade7132/
McGride715/
Magredy712/
Magrada711/
Mograde711/
Mogradi711/
Mograda710/
Magridy710/
McGruda710/
Maghrada676/
Magroudy675/
Moghradi671/
Mongradi671/
Magrader671/
Maghradi671/
Mogradge670/

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