McGraw Surname
Approximately 29,649 people bear this surname
McGraw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28,461 | 1:12,735 | 1,585 |
| Canada | 2,551 | 1:14,444 | 2,125 |
| Scotland | 536 | 1:9,988 | 1,383 |
| England | 406 | 1:137,237 | 13,423 |
| Australia | 220 | 1:122,708 | 13,477 |
| Thailand | 107 | 1:660,171 | 110,844 |
| Northern Ireland | 52 | 1:35,481 | 3,447 |
| New Zealand | 22 | 1:205,833 | 20,770 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Chile | 13 | 1:1,355,113 | 23,887 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 77 | 1:57,531 | 4,603 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 526 | 1:7,116 | 1,009 |
| England | 145 | 1:168,106 | 14,298 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,658 | 1:7,543 | 961 |
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.
(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'.
- morgan_mcgrath95McGraw Demographics
Average Male McGraw Height
177.62 cm
Average Female McGraw Height
161.22 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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.
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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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Footnotes
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