McGreish Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

McGreish Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGreish Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:1,211,26256,182
Canada371:995,82774,831
Scotland241:223,07611,507
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland91:415,91311,811

McGreish Last Name Facts

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

The surname McGreish occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McGreish? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,273,756th most frequently occurring surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of McGreish reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 1,211,262. In England McGreish is primarily concentrated in: Norfolk, where 39 percent reside, Suffolk, where 28 percent reside and Bedfordshire, where 26 percent reside. Other than England this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 53 percent reside and Scotland, where 34 percent reside.

McGreish Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McGreish has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people bearing the McGreish surname grew 267 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McGreish Last Name Statistics demography

McGreish earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 20.94% more than the national average, earning $60,089 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McGreesh886/
McGriss8023/
Mcgrech807/
McGreth804/
McGrith804/
McGrheh801/
McGriph801/
McGrash800/
McGreas800/
McGrees800/
McGress800/
McGrais800/
Mgreh7714/
McGraith7538/
McGreath757/
McGroith750/
McGraise750/
McGreese750/
McGree71439/
McGrit7128/
McGrah7116/
Mgreeh718/
McGhre712/
Mcgrea712/
McGret712/
McGrer712/
McGreu711/
Mcgras711/
McGrie710/
Mingris67118/
McGrice6764/
McGread6753/
Mgre678/
McGrach676/
McGritt673/
McGrass673/
Mgri672/
Mcgreey672/
McGraha672/
Mcgreat671/
McGreed671/
McGridd671/
Mengres671/
Mcgrawe671/
McGrioy671/
McGrast670/
McGradh670/
McGraie670/
McGraue670/
McGrauh670/
McGrowe670/
McGreux670/
McGrait670/
McGrahh670/
McGrhay670/
McGrhee670/
McGraid670/
McGrahy670/
McGrett670/

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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 McGreish
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