McGregory Surname

470,273rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 714 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

McGregory Surname Definition:

(Scottish) The son of Gregory (watchman).

McGregory Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7001:517,79843,295
Jamaica231:124,7804,616
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England31:18,572,686338,250
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2551:196,93617,192

McGregory (42) may also be a first name.

McGregory Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scottish) The son of Gregory (watchman).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

McGregory Last Name Facts

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

McGregory is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGregory? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 470,273rd most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,206,647 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 102 percent of McGregory reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,566,439th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 42 people.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 700 people, or 1 in 517,798. In The United States McGregory is primarily found in: Mississippi, where 21 percent reside, Illinois, where 14 percent reside and Missouri, where 9 percent reside. Aside from The United States McGregory is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Jamaica, where 3 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

McGregory Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McGregory has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McGregory surname rose 275 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 70 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McGregory Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the McGregory surname are 0.78% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.01% being registered with the political party.

McGregory earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.83% less than the national average, earning $35,456 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacGregory9537/
McGreggory950/
McGreogory950/
McGregorry950/
McGregor9452,887/
McGregry940/
Mac Gregory900/
MacGregor8926,335/
McGreggor89261/
McGreagor896/
McGrregor894/
McGregore893/
Mecgregor892/
McGroegor892/
McGreogor892/
Magregory891/
McGreegor891/
Mcgregoor891/
McGrecory890/
McGreghor890/
McGregoir890/
McGrigory890/
McGregary890/
Mgregor8810/
McRegor888/
McGrgor885/
McGregr880/
MacGreggor8452/
Macgregore843/
MacGreigor842/
MacGriegor842/
Mcgregoire841/
Ma Gregory841/
MacGreagor841/
MacGreygor841/
Macgregoor841/
Mac Gregor840/
McGrigor82190/
Magregor8282/
McGergor8212/
MacRegor828/
McGrigry827/
Megregor827/
McCregor826/
Mcgrecor824/
McGragor823/
McGregar822/
Mogregor822/
McGregur822/
McGrogor822/
MacGrgor822/
M'Gregor822/
McRegroy822/
McGregro822/
McGreogr822/
Mecregor821/
McCregry821/
Magregry820/
McGrugor820/
McGrogry820/
Moy-Gregory801/
Mac Greggor800/
Macgergor7810/
Maggregor786/
Macgragor784/
MacGregar784/
MacGregro784/
McGregger784/
Macgregur783/
MacGrigor782/
McGreogre781/
McCaregor781/
McCreagor781/
McCreggor781/
Magreggor781/
Macgrégor781/
Macoregor781/
Ma Gregor781/
Maygregor781/
McGriggor780/
McGargore780/
McGriegur780/
McCreegor780/
McGregaer780/
McGrigorw780/
McGreggar780/
McGregor-Woo761/
McRecor750/
McGeregger740/
MacGreggar740/
MacGregger740/
Mac Gragor740/
Megregar711/
Magregar711/
Makregor711/
McCrecry710/
McGirker710/
McGrigur710/
Magregra710/
Magrigor710/
McGurker710/
McGrogar710/
Magragor710/
McGrogrr710/
McGragar710/
McCragor710/
Maigregar6713/
McCorgrey671/
McCrokery671/
McGorgray671/
Megragori671/
Mye Gregorio671/
McGrigger670/
McGrugger670/
McRaekery670/
McGarghar670/

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