McGreary Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

McGreary Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGreary Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England661:844,21344,691
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Wales61:515,75523,171
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

McGreary Last Name Facts

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

The last name McGreary occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McGreary? popularity and diffusion

The surname McGreary is the 2,121,169th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. McGreary occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of McGreary reside; 91 percent reside in Northern Europe and 91 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name McGreary is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 844,213. In England McGreary is most frequent in: Merseyside, where 62 percent are found, Cheshire, where 12 percent are found and Lincolnshire, where 12 percent are found. Other than England this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Wales, where 8 percent are found.

McGreary Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McGreary has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the McGreary last name rose 236 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 84 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McGreary Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

McGreary earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.42% less than the national average, earning $30,021 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McGray86708/
McGrey8628/
Mcgrae7146/
Macgreeyy711/
MacKgrier711/
Magreea671/
Magrier670/
Meigerya632/
Magraiya631/
Maugriay631/
Magreeyo631/
Magria57387/
Magrie5743/
Magrej574/
Magriet5382/
Mangria5374/
Maghrej5331/
Magriyo5318/
Mangrya537/
Mangrie537/
Mongria536/
Mangrej534/
Maigrie533/
Maigria532/
Magrehi531/
Magriée531/
Maigrge531/
Magriye531/
Magrija531/
Mogried531/
Maugrya531/
Magries530/
Mongrie530/
Mangrija504/
Magrajji501/
Meigeria501/
Mangriah501/
Maigriat500/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McGreary
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