McGreig Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

McGreig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGreig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:1,921,31276,208
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

McGreig Last Name Facts

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

The surname McGreig occurs most in England. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McGreig? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,665,662nd most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of McGreig live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.

It is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 1,921,312. In England it is primarily found in: Greater London, where 93 percent reside and Surrey, where 7 percent reside.

McGreig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McGreig has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the McGreig last name rose 580 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McGrig920/
McGrigg86109/
McGresg860/
McGreag860/
McGraig860/
McGreggs801/
McGraigh800/
McGrik771/
McGragh7125/
McGreck7110/
Mcgreek711/
Mcgragg711/
McGrick711/
McGreux710/
McGreak710/
McGraugh6783/
McGrough6761/
Minggreg673/
McGragth670/
McGrougtt631/
Mgrick621/
Mgragh620/
McGeetrick590/
Mgraugh571/
McGract570/
McGrack570/
McGraqth531/

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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 McGreig
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