Megarity Surname

1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Megarity Surname User-submission:

As far as I know it means "member of the house," relative to Irish Parliament .

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mag Oireachtaigh 'son of Oireachtach,' a byname meaning 'member of the assembly' or 'frequenting assemblies.'

Megarity Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland761:24,2772,748
United States601:6,040,982292,121
England481:1,160,79354,689
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland371:119,7267,101
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Megarity Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

As far as I know it means "member of the house," relative to Irish Parliament .

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mag Oireachtaigh 'son of Oireachtach,' a byname meaning 'member of the assembly' or 'frequenting assemblies.'

- anonymous submission

Megarity Last Name Facts

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

The last name Megarity occurs most in Northern Ireland. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Megarity? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,118,459th most prevalent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 33,583,161 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Megarity are found; 58 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most common in Northern Ireland, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 24,277. In Northern Ireland Megarity is primarily found in: Ulster, where 100 percent are found. Other than Northern Ireland this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent are found and England, where 22 percent are found.

Megarity Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Megarity has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Megarity surname rose 158 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Megarity Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (41%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Megarity surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Megarity earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 28.56% more than the national average, earning $55,474 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.19% less than the national average, earning $49,590 CAD per year.

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