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 is most common in England. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGreish? popularity and diffusion

The surname McGreish is the 2,273,756th most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of McGreish are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 1,211,262. In England McGreish is mostly concentrated in: Norfolk, where 39 percent are found, Suffolk, where 28 percent are found and Bedfordshire, where 26 percent are found. Barring England this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 53 percent are found and Scotland, where 34 percent are found.

McGreish Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McGreish has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people carrying the McGreish surname increased 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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