McGraith Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

McGraith Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGraith Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland221:243,35512,191
England91:6,190,895170,599
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland191:197,0117,414
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

McGraith Last Name Facts

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

McGraith is carried by more people in Scotland than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McGraith? popularity and diffusion

McGraith is the 3,185,033rd most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of McGraith reside; 82 percent reside in Northern Europe and 82 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most prevalent in Scotland, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 243,355. In Scotland McGraith is mostly found in: North Lanarkshire, where 86 percent are found, Renfrewshire, where 5 percent are found and City of Edinburgh, where 5 percent are found. Other than Scotland this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.

McGraith Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McGraith has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people carrying the McGraith surname expanded 116 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it declined 25 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 53 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McGraith Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the McGraith surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

McGraith earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.37% more than the national average, earning $52,800 USD per year.

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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 McGraith
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