McGriff Surname

72,332nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,817 people bear this surname

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

McGriff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGriff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,8111:53,2176,394
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England61:9,286,343223,652
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
France11:66,422,722504,397
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7821:64,2186,996

McGriff (11) may also be a first name.

McGriff Last Name Facts

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

McGriff occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGriff? popularity and diffusion

The surname McGriff is the 72,332nd most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,069,025 people. The last name McGriff occurs mostly in The Americas, where 83 percent of McGriff live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America. McGriff is also the 3,487,849th most frequent given name internationally, borne by 11 people.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 6,811 people, or 1 in 53,217. In The United States McGriff is most common in: Florida, where 19 percent reside, Alabama, where 8 percent reside and Georgia, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

McGriff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McGriff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McGriff last name rose 871 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McGriff Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the McGriff last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States McGriff are 6.26% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.03% registered with the political party.

McGriff earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.62% less than the national average, earning $38,996 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacGriff938/
McGraff8657/
McGrief862/
Magriff862/
Mongriff801/
Magraiff800/
Magrif772/
Mongrif713/
Magreff710/
Masggreif630/
Mongreaff630/
McGraw6229,649/
McGrew6213,090/
Magrib62299/
Magref621/
Maghrib57227/
McGraph5772/
Mahgrib5712/
Macgrew578/
Maghref573/
Maggrib572/
Mangriv571/
Magriev571/
McGreeve530/

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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 McGriff
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