McGrail Surname

108,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,295 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

McGrail Surname Definition:

MACGRAIL: An Irish name of recent introduction. It is the colloquial form of Macneill in the dialect of Ulster and Connacht. Before vowels and liquids Mac- becomes Mag- in Irish. In Antrim gn becomes gr, hence the sequence Macneill, Magneill, Magreill.

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McGrail Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1921:113,55212,284
England7471:74,5898,478
Canada2101:175,45517,539
New Zealand1611:28,1264,911
Ireland1201:39,2413,109
Scotland1011:53,0084,503
Australia881:306,76926,711
Northern Ireland671:27,5382,970
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Gibraltar221:1,543353
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Wales61:515,75523,171
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
France21:33,211,361423,184
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Jersey11:99,2026,620
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland721:61,5264,797
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2211:110,29610,827
Scotland581:64,5383,942
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5631:89,1989,217

McGrail Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACGRAIL: An Irish name of recent introduction. It is the colloquial form of Macneill in the dialect of Ulster and Connacht. Before vowels and liquids Mac- becomes Mag- in Irish. In Antrim gn becomes gr, hence the sequence Macneill, Magneill, Magreill.

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

McGrail Last Name Facts

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

McGrail occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McGrail? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 108,390th most commonly held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,696,751 people. The surname McGrail occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of McGrail reside; 74 percent reside in North America and 73 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 3,192 people, or 1 in 113,552. In The United States McGrail is most prevalent in: Massachusetts, where 18 percent live, Illinois, where 9 percent live and New York, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States this surname exists in 25 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

McGrail Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McGrail has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McGrail last name rose 567 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 338 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 167 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 174 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McGrail Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McGrail surname are 7.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.25% registered to vote for the party.

The amount McGrail earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 14.63% more than the national average, earning R 272,412 per year; in United States they earn 10.05% more than the national average, earning $47,486 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.61% less than the national average, earning $45,904 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Macgrail931/
MacKgrail880/
McGreal861,835/
McGrael86124/
McGrill8636/
McGrall8615/
Magrail860/
MacGreal8017/
Mogral77431/
Magril7753/
Magral778/
Magrill71258/
Mangral71219/
Magriel718/
Maghral713/
Magrale712/
Mongril711/
Makgril711/
Magrall711/
Mahngral6710/
Mangraal677/
Moghrasl676/
Magrille676/
Mangrall672/
Magriele671/
Maingral671/
Mangriyal6318/
Mangrayal6316/
Magrilova6310/
Maingraal631/
Magrel6274/
Magrell5760/
Mongrel572/
Mogrell571/
Mangrel571/
Magroul571/
Mongrell5359/
Magrlová5328/
Mangrell534/
Magrlova531/
Magrrell531/
Magrelova5013/
Magrelová506/

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