McGrigor Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

McGrigor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGrigor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1061:254,67623,375
England431:1,295,76958,667
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Scotland91:594,86921,724
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland3451:10,8501,356
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1541:326,09525,375

McGrigor Last Name Facts

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

McGrigor has its highest incidence in Australia. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGrigor? popularity and diffusion

McGrigor is the 1,227,038th most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. McGrigor is predominantly found in Oceania, where 69 percent of McGrigor live; 69 percent live in Australasia and 69 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname McGrigor is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is carried by 106 people, or 1 in 254,676. In Australia McGrigor is mostly found in: New South Wales, where 58 percent are found, Queensland, where 25 percent are found and Western Australia, where 6 percent are found. Barring Australia it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in England, where 23 percent are found and New Zealand, where 14 percent are found.

McGrigor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McGrigor has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the McGrigor last name increased 430 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 97 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it fell 96 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McGrigor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the McGrigor last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

McGrigor earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 10.5% more than the national average, earning $54,900 CAD per year.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McGrigor
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