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 is found most in England. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGreavy? popularity and diffusion

The surname McGreavy is the 616,129th most prevalent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 14,575,092 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of McGreavy are found; 89 percent are found in Northern Europe and 88 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 408 people, or 1 in 136,564. In England McGreavy is most prevalent in: Greater Manchester, where 25 percent are found, West Yorkshire, where 22 percent are found and Merseyside, where 14 percent are found. Outside of England this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 4 percent are found.

McGreavy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McGreavy has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the McGreavy surname expanded 770 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 115 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McGreavy Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States McGreavy are 3.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.25% being registered with the political 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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