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
The surname McGraw is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name McGraw? popularity and diffusion
McGraw is the 18,590th most commonly held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 245,794 people. The surname McGraw is predominantly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of McGraw are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,246,114th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 62 people.
This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 28,461 people, or 1 in 12,735. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 8 percent are found, Ohio, where 6 percent are found and Florida, where 5 percent are found. Other than The United States it occurs in 57 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 9 percent are found and Scotland, where 2 percent are found.
McGraw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of McGraw has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 427 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 102 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 280 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.
McGraw Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the McGraw surname is primarily Catholic (62%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the McGraw last name are 11.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.59% registered to vote for the 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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