McGuire Surname
Approximately 104,492 people bear this surname
McGuire Surname Definition:
(Celtic) Son of the Pale-Complexioned [Irish Mac Uidhir -mac, son + uidhir, genit. of odhar, pale, sallow] Cp. Hoare 2.
McGuire Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 86,363 | 1:4,197 | 463 |
| England | 7,413 | 1:7,516 | 1,094 |
| Canada | 6,138 | 1:6,003 | 867 |
| Australia | 4,840 | 1:5,578 | 810 |
| Scotland | 4,790 | 1:1,118 | 182 |
| Ireland | 2,689 | 1:1,751 | 344 |
| New Zealand | 709 | 1:6,387 | 1,070 |
| South Africa | 428 | 1:126,583 | 14,892 |
| Wales | 303 | 1:10,213 | 1,132 |
| Northern Ireland | 282 | 1:6,543 | 1,180 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Japan | 83 | 1:1,540,293 | 24,672 |
| Germany | 77 | 1:1,045,525 | 70,954 |
| Thailand | 68 | 1:1,038,799 | 157,648 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 66 | 1:20,666 | 2,393 |
| Grenada | 61 | 1:1,779 | 312 |
| Peru | 56 | 1:567,574 | 14,999 |
| Dominican Republic | 54 | 1:193,202 | 7,170 |
| Spain | 53 | 1:882,114 | 34,832 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| France | 45 | 1:1,476,060 | 142,161 |
| Netherlands | 42 | 1:402,076 | 42,431 |
| Argentina | 40 | 1:1,068,585 | 65,578 |
| Philippines | 40 | 1:2,530,956 | 131,537 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 30 | 1:3,755 | 523 |
| Denmark | 27 | 1:209,064 | 16,975 |
| Austria | 23 | 1:370,236 | 39,193 |
| Jamaica | 23 | 1:124,780 | 4,616 |
| Malaysia | 23 | 1:1,282,358 | 54,976 |
| Brazil | 21 | 1:10,194,016 | 213,214 |
| Luxembourg | 20 | 1:29,027 | 5,175 |
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| Chile | 16 | 1:1,101,030 | 21,213 |
| Belgium | 15 | 1:766,443 | 63,354 |
| Jersey | 15 | 1:6,613 | 1,336 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Mexico | 13 | 1:9,548,170 | 38,962 |
| American Samoa | 11 | 1:5,069 | 1,123 |
| Barbados | 10 | 1:28,745 | 1,389 |
| Isle of Man | 10 | 1:8,582 | 1,778 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 9 | 1:12,264 | 1,665 |
| Nicaragua | 8 | 1:752,636 | 4,372 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Hong Kong | 7 | 1:1,047,926 | 4,985 |
| Panama | 7 | 1:558,894 | 9,437 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | 1:710,028 | 4,074 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Brunei | 2 | 1:209,366 | 3,098 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3,557 | 1:1,245 | 237 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 3,109 | 1:1,204 | 210 |
| England | 2,316 | 1:10,525 | 1,604 |
| Wales | 54 | 1:29,045 | 1,617 |
| Isle of Man | 3 | 1:18,090 | 1,402 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18,687 | 1:2,687 | 293 |
McGuire (154) may also be a first name.
McGuire Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) Son of the Pale-Complexioned [Irish Mac Uidhir -mac, son + uidhir, genit. of odhar, pale, sallow] Cp. Hoare 2.
(Irish) The son of a pale or light-complexioned man.
The son of Guaire or Godfrey. Guaíre was a son of Alpin, King of Scotland.
McGuire Demographics
Average Male McGuire Height
177.18 cm
Average Female McGuire Height
162.86 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
McGuire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McGuire Come From? nationality or country of origin
McGuire is most common in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name McGuire? popularity and diffusion
McGuire is the 5,422nd most numerous surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 69,743 people. The last name McGuire is predominantly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of McGuire are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America. McGuire is also the 740,891st most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 154 people.
It is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 86,363 people, or 1 in 4,197. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 9 percent live, Texas, where 7 percent live and New York, where 6 percent live. Besides The United States this last name exists in 104 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.
McGuire Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of McGuire has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 462 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 320 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 154 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 24 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 561 percent between 1881 and 2014.
McGuire Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (96%) in Ireland.
In The United States McGuire are 12.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59% registered with the political party.
The amount McGuire earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 44.97% more than the national average, earning 501,727 kr per year; in Peru they earn 53.7% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,975 per year; in South Africa they earn 27.96% more than the national average, earning R 304,080 per year; in United States they earn 2.16% more than the national average, earning $44,082 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.86% more than the national average, earning $53,092 CAD per year.
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McGuire Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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