McGreevy Surname

100,686th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,690 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McGreevy Surname User-submission:

McGreevy means 'brindled'.

McGreevy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3551:108,03511,822
Northern Ireland1,0181:1,812379
England8061:69,1297,983
Ireland3051:15,4391,735
Australia2211:122,15213,424
Scotland1711:31,3093,178
Canada1621:227,44221,827
New Zealand1141:39,7226,688
Wales231:134,5459,804
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland6321:7,0091,094
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England861:283,43519,633
Scotland91:415,91311,811
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3111:161,47514,730

McGreevy (11) may also be a first name.

McGreevy Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

McGreevy means 'brindled'.

- helenemcgreevy

McGreevy Last Name Facts

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

McGreevy is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of McGreevy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGreevy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 100,686th most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,553,848 people. The last name McGreevy occurs mostly in The Americas, where 68 percent of McGreevy reside; 68 percent reside in North America and 68 percent reside in Anglo-North America. McGreevy is also the 3,487,849th most widespread given name globally. It is borne by 11 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 3,355 people, or 1 in 108,035. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 13 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 7 percent live and Maryland, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States this surname exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in Northern Ireland, where 22 percent live and England, where 17 percent live.

McGreevy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McGreevy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McGreevy last name rose 1,079 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 937 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 52 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McGreevy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the McGreevy last name is chiefly Catholic (91%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McGreevy surname are 9.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.5% registered with the political party.

The amount McGreevy earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.93% more than the national average, earning $47,866 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.51% more than the national average, earning $56,894 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacGreevy9486/
McGrevy93115/
MacGreevey899/
Magreevy8879/
McGreeve880/
Macgreeby821/
MacGrewe751/
Magreavy750/
Magreavey710/
Magrevi672/
MacGreaves671/
Mogrebe671/
Magreve671/
Maghreby63242/
Magrieva632/
Mangreave591/
Magriby5322/
Magrebi5319/
Maghrebi502,351/
Magrivha5021/
Maghriby5020/
Magribay501/
Magreabi501/
Mongrive500/

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McGreevy Reference & Research

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