McGroy Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

McGroy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGroy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

McGroy Last Name Facts

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

The last name McGroy is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McGroy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname McGroy occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of McGroy are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is most common in: Arizona, where 50 percent are found and Florida, where 50 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States McGroy exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 33 percent are found and Pakistan, where 33 percent are found.

McGroy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McGroy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McGroy surname rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McGroy Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McGrioy921/
Mcgro911/
Mcgry911/
McGroh830/
McGroo830/
McGros830/
Mgro802/
McCgray776/
McGeery774/
McGroth774/
Mcgreey772/
McGross772/
McGroch771/
McGraay771/
McGroud770/
McGrosh770/
McGrowe770/
McGrhay770/
McGrahy770/
Mgray737/
Mgrey731/
McGrouth711/
McGroith710/
McGrahey710/
McGeerey710/
McGree67439/
McGraa6794/
McGrit6728/
Mgrayo6717/
McGrah6716/
McGrat676/
Mhgray675/
Mingro675/
McGrer672/
McGret672/
Mcgrea672/
McGhre672/
Mcgras671/
McGrau671/
McGreu671/
Mengro671/
Mgroup671/
Mingry670/
McGrap670/
McGrie670/

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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 McGroy
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