McGrath Surname
Approximately 82,035 people bear this surname
McGrath Surname Definition:
(Irish) Descendant of MacRaith (son of grace or prosperity), the full form being a given name.
Read More About This SurnameMcGrath Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 48,031 | 1:7,546 | 898 |
| Australia | 17,435 | 1:1,548 | 182 |
| Ireland | 13,023 | 1:362 | 48 |
| England | 12,169 | 1:4,579 | 626 |
| Canada | 8,111 | 1:4,543 | 641 |
| Northern Ireland | 2,780 | 1:664 | 104 |
| Scotland | 2,057 | 1:2,603 | 480 |
| New Zealand | 1,695 | 1:2,672 | 380 |
| Wales | 589 | 1:5,254 | 574 |
| South Africa | 390 | 1:138,917 | 16,017 |
| Thailand | 204 | 1:346,266 | 60,105 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Fiji | 189 | 1:4,732 | 899 |
| Jamaica | 169 | 1:16,982 | 1,563 |
| Spain | 106 | 1:441,057 | 23,230 |
| France | 72 | 1:922,538 | 106,020 |
| Singapore | 56 | 1:98,352 | 4,171 |
| Dominican Republic | 54 | 1:193,202 | 7,170 |
| Germany | 50 | 1:1,610,109 | 95,088 |
| Jersey | 42 | 1:2,362 | 396 |
| Panama | 40 | 1:97,806 | 3,773 |
| Belgium | 37 | 1:310,720 | 35,739 |
| Cayman Islands | 34 | 1:1,879 | 244 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| Switzerland | 30 | 1:273,764 | 22,252 |
| Brazil | 25 | 1:8,562,973 | 188,780 |
| Mexico | 25 | 1:4,965,048 | 29,049 |
| Netherlands | 23 | 1:734,225 | 57,169 |
| Sweden | 23 | 1:428,120 | 30,474 |
| Italy | 21 | 1:2,912,223 | 98,106 |
| Isle of Man | 20 | 1:4,291 | 899 |
| Philippines | 18 | 1:5,624,346 | 177,167 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| United Arab Emirates | 15 | 1:610,818 | 23,687 |
| Cyprus | 14 | 1:63,205 | 6,078 |
| Argentina | 13 | 1:3,287,955 | 132,850 |
| Finland | 13 | 1:422,823 | 27,659 |
| Hong Kong | 12 | 1:611,290 | 3,500 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Austria | 11 | 1:774,130 | 64,097 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| Japan | 10 | 1:12,784,429 | 45,945 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Bahamas | 9 | 1:43,528 | 797 |
| Czechia | 8 | 1:1,329,184 | 91,312 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 7 | 1:15,768 | 2,111 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 1:272,795 | 11,064 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Norfolk Island | 3 | 1:765 | 177 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 11,440 | 1:387 | 44 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,663 | 1:9,153 | 1,369 |
| Scotland | 538 | 1:6,958 | 987 |
| Wales | 61 | 1:25,712 | 1,467 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:6,485 | 1,119 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:7,753 | 762 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11,824 | 1:4,247 | 521 |
McGrath (130) may also be a first name.
McGrath Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Irish) Descendant of MacRaith (son of grace or prosperity), the full form being a given name.
(Celtic or Gaelic.) From Gradh, love, fondness, virtue, prosperity. Mac and rath, the son of prosperity.
User-submitted Reference
First written as MacCraith in the Kingdom of Thomond located in northern Munster, Ireland. It derives from Mac or Mc meaning 'son of' and craith or grath meaning 'divinity' or 'grace'. The two origins create the eloquent amalgamation of 'son of grace'.
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McGrath Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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McGrath Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McGrath Come From? nationality or country of origin
McGrath (Hindi: मैक्ग्राथ) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name McGrath? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,898th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 88,835 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 69 percent of McGrath reside; 68 percent reside in North America and 68 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 814,623rd most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 130 people.
The surname McGrath is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 48,031 people, or 1 in 7,546. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 11 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Massachusetts, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 101 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 21 percent live and Ireland, where 16 percent live.
McGrath Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of McGrath has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 406 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 114 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it increased 457 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 382 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 966 percent between 1881 and 2014.
McGrath Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (96%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the McGrath surname are 2.09% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.14% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount McGrath earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.71% less than the national average, earning 298,632 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 79.26% more than the national average, earning R 426,000 per year; in United States they earn 13.77% more than the national average, earning $49,089 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.04% more than the national average, earning $50,695 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| MacGrath | 93 | 1,233 | / |
| MacGraith | 88 | 0 | / |
| Magrath | 86 | 2,314 | / |
| Mograth | 86 | 7 | / |
| Macgrat | 86 | 1 | / |
| Magraith | 80 | 36 | / |
| Magrauth | 80 | 3 | / |
| Magrat | 77 | 35 | / |
| Mograt | 77 | 2 | / |
| Maigrat | 71 | 183 | / |
| Magreth | 71 | 107 | / |
| Magrate | 71 | 60 | / |
| Magreat | 71 | 22 | / |
| Mangrat | 71 | 18 | / |
| Makgrat | 71 | 15 | / |
| Magraht | 71 | 13 | / |
| Magratt | 71 | 2 | / |
| Maggrat | 71 | 2 | / |
| Meigrat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maghrat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mongrat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Magrith | 71 | 1 | / |
| Magraat | 71 | 0 | / |
| Magroth | 71 | 0 | / |
| Manggrat | 67 | 38 | / |
| Magrethe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Maungrat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mangreat | 67 | 3 | / |
| Maghrith | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maingrat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maggreth | 67 | 2 | / |
| Magridth | 67 | 2 | / |
| Magreate | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maggrate | 67 | 1 | / |
| Magratte | 67 | 1 | / |
McGrath Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| McGrath in the Hindi language | ||
| मैक्ग्राथ | maikgratha | - |
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McGrath Reference & Research
McGrath DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
McGrath FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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