McGraw Surname

18,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,649 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

McGraw Surname Definition:

(Irish) Variant of McGrath, q.v.

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McGraw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States28,4611:12,7351,585
Canada2,5511:14,4442,125
Scotland5361:9,9881,383
England4061:137,23713,423
Australia2201:122,70813,477
Thailand1071:660,171110,844
Northern Ireland521:35,4813,447
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Chile131:1,355,11323,887
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Wales41:773,63329,106
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
France31:22,140,907385,998
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
China21:683,660,78330,601
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland771:57,5314,603
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland5261:7,1161,009
England1451:168,10614,298
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,6581:7,543961

McGraw (62) may also be a first name.

McGraw Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) Variant of McGrath, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(Celtic or Gaelic.) From Gradh, love, fondness, virtue, prosperity. Mac and rath, the son of prosperity.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

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'.

- morgan_mcgrath95

McGraw Last Name Facts

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

McGraw is found most frequently in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of McGraw click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGraw? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 18,590th most numerous surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 245,794 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of McGraw reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,246,114th most common first name in the world, borne by 62 people.

McGraw is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 28,461 people, or 1 in 12,735. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 8 percent live, Ohio, where 6 percent live and Florida, where 5 percent live. Besides The United States it is found in 57 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 9 percent live and Scotland, where 2 percent live.

McGraw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McGraw has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McGraw last name expanded 427 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 102 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 280 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McGraw Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (62%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McGraw last name are 11.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.59% being registered with the political party.

The amount McGraw earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 244.26% more than the national average, earning R 818,100 per year; in United States they earn 3.21% less than the national average, earning $41,766 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.79% less than the national average, earning $47,305 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacGraw9288/
Mocgraw923/
McGrew8313,090/
Magraw83315/
McGrow83167/
Mograw831/
McGraph7772/
McGraff7757/
Macgrew778/
Magrawe771/
Maggraw770/
MacGraff713/
MacGrewe711/
Magrawth710/
MacKgraf710/
Magrew6758/
Magrab6726/
Magrow6717/
Magraf675/
Mograb673/
MacKgraff670/

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McGraw Reference & Research

McGraw DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

McGraw 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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