McGriggs Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

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

McGriggs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGriggs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1531:2,369,013146,433
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

McGriggs Last Name Facts

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

The last name McGriggs occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of McGriggs.

How Common Is The Last Name McGriggs? popularity and diffusion

McGriggs is the 1,415,499th most commonly used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 47,631,019 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of McGriggs reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 153 people, or 1 in 2,369,013. In The United States McGriggs is mostly concentrated in: Mississippi, where 61 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and Illinois, where 7 percent are found.

McGriggs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McGriggs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McGriggs last name expanded 15,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McGriggs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the McGriggs surname are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.5% being registered with the party.

McGriggs earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.69% less than the national average, earning $29,473 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McGriggas940/
McRiggs932/
McGreggs881/
McHriggs881/
Meggriggs821/
MacArigos711/
MacAriegos679/
Magrics677/
Magriks672/
Mecariegos671/
McRquis671/
McCargs670/
Magrecs531/

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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
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  • 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 McGriggs
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