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
McGuire Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
McGuire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McGuire Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname McGuire is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name McGuire? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,422nd most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 69,743 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of McGuire live; 88 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 740,891st most commonly occurring forename world-wide, held by 154 people.
This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 86,363 people, or 1 in 4,197. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 9 percent are found, Texas, where 7 percent are found and New York, where 6 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname exists in 104 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.
McGuire Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of McGuire has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McGuire 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 adherence of those bearing the McGuire surname is chiefly Catholic (96%) in Ireland.
In The United States McGuire are 12.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59% being registered with the 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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