McTygue Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

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

McTygue Surname User-submission:

The McTygue surname was originally spelt as McTigue. It is derived from the Gaelic Mac Taidhg, meaning 'poet' or 'philosopher'.

McTygue Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1091:3,325,311189,554
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

McTygue Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The McTygue surname was originally spelt as McTigue. It is derived from the Gaelic Mac Taidhg, meaning 'poet' or 'philosopher'.

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McTygue Last Name Facts

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

The surname McTygue is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McTygue? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,755,741st most commonly used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of McTygue are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

McTygue is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 109 people, or 1 in 3,325,311. In The United States McTygue is mostly found in: New York, where 22 percent are found, Nebraska, where 17 percent are found and California, where 17 percent are found.

McTygue Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McTygue has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McTygue last name rose 2,725 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McTygue Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the McTygue surname are 0.099999999999994% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.13% registered with the political party.

McTygue earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.47% more than the national average, earning $43,352 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McTigue862,561/
McTygve861/
McTegue861/
McTeague80635/
McTeigue80232/
McTaigue803/
McTighue802/
McTiegue800/
McTygh770/
McTique7117/
McTigua711/
McTaique670/
McTegg629/
McTeek627/
McTike625/
McTyck625/
McTeak624/
McTaig621/
McTigh621/
McTeig620/
McTeag620/
McTieg620/
McTeake572/
McTiegh570/
McTuigg570/
McThigh570/
McTeigh570/
McTheigh530/

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