McGreavy Surname

616,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 500 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McGreavy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGreavy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4081:136,56413,368
United States711:5,105,055259,233
Northern Ireland181:102,5026,334
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland501:88,5975,964
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England531:459,91326,089
Scotland161:233,9518,207
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:809,97950,387

McGreavy Last Name Facts

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

The surname McGreavy has its highest incidence in England. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGreavy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 616,129th most common surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 14,575,092 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of McGreavy reside; 89 percent reside in Northern Europe and 88 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname McGreavy is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 408 people, or 1 in 136,564. In England McGreavy is primarily found in: Greater Manchester, where 25 percent reside, West Yorkshire, where 22 percent reside and Merseyside, where 14 percent reside. Not including England this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 4 percent reside.

McGreavy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McGreavy has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 770 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 115 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McGreavy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the McGreavy surname is principally Catholic (86%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McGreavy last name are 3.02% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.25% being registered with the party.

McGreavy earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 53.91% more than the national average, earning $66,409 USD per year.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McGreavy
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