McGreth Surname

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

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

McGreth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGreth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

McGreth Last Name Facts

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

The surname McGreth is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McGreth? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name McGreth occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of McGreth reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States McGreth is most common in: Massachusetts, where 50 percent are found and North Carolina, where 25 percent are found.

McGreth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McGreth has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McGreth last name fell 85 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McGreth Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McGreath937/
McGraeth930/
McGret922/
McGirth8621/
Mcgrech867/
McGrith864/
McGrete861/
McGerth861/
McGrheh861/
Mcgreat861/
McGrett860/
Mgreh8314/
Mgret832/
McGreish8070/
McGraith8038/
McGreesh806/
McGuirth803/
McGreadt801/
McGroith800/
McGuyret800/
McGrette800/
McGree77439/
McGrit7728/
McGert779/
Mgreeh778/
McGrer772/
Mcgrea772/
McGhre772/
Msgret771/
McGreu771/
McGrie770/
Mgre738/
McGuirt71920/
Mingret7167/
McGread7153/
McGuyrt7141/
McGertt7122/
McGritt713/
McGraha712/
Mcgreey712/
McGirts711/
McGriph711/
McGreed711/
McGoirt711/
McGreas710/
McGroed710/
McGress710/
McGrite710/
McGrahy710/
McGirtz710/
McGrees710/
McGrhee710/
McGrhay710/
McGrait710/
Mngre672/
Mcgry671/
Mcghrajh671/
Mgrey671/
Mgrea671/
McGrahey670/
McGeerey670/

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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 McGreth
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