McGranaghan Surname

335,833rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,098 people bear this surname

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

McGranaghan Surname Definition:

Mag Reannacháin, later form Mac Greannacháin The sept so called is of Donegal.

MIF 129

McGranaghan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6131:591,28748,265
England3261:170,91415,706
Northern Ireland2521:7,3221,273
Ireland2001:23,5452,292
Scotland1351:39,6583,738
Wales131:238,04114,239
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1891:23,4382,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland161:233,9518,207
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

McGranaghan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mag Reannacháin, later form Mac Greannacháin The sept so called is of Donegal.

MIF 129

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

McGranaghan Last Name Facts

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

The surname McGranaghan is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McGranaghan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 335,833rd most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 6,637,109 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of McGranaghan reside; 84 percent reside in Northern Europe and 84 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 613 people, or 1 in 591,287. In The United States McGranaghan is primarily found in: Nevada, where 42 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 14 percent are found and New Hampshire, where 6 percent are found. Besides The United States McGranaghan occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in England, where 30 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 23 percent are found.

McGranaghan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McGranaghan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McGranaghan last name rose 4,715 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 106 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 844 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McGranaghan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (91%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McGranaghan surname are 11.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.54% registered with the party.

McGranaghan earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.65% more than the national average, earning $49,471 USD per year.

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