McGreg Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Romania

McGreg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGreg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

McGreg (13) may also be a first name.

McGreg Last Name Facts

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

The last name McGreg is found most frequently in The United States. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McGreg? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of McGreg live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America. McGreg is also the 3,159,357th most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 13 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States McGreg is most prevalent in: California, where 25 percent are found, New Hampshire, where 25 percent are found and New York, where 25 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 25 percent are found and Romania, where 25 percent are found.

McGreg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McGreg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McGreg last name fell 20 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacGreg925/
McGregg923/
Mongreig7121/
Magrex6757/
Magrig673/
Magrek671/
Maggrig6225/
Moghrek6214/
Maghrek622/
Magrecs621/
Mangrig621/
Magrecke5725/
Magrigue573/
Mangrigh572/
Majcgryk571/
Mongroig571/
Magrekova532/
Mougrique531/
Magrik504/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 McGreg
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