Megrath Surname

1,028,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 245 people bear this surname

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

Megrath Surname User-submission:

First written as MacCraith in the Kingdom of Thomond located in northern Munster, Ireland. It derives from Mac or Mc meaning 'son of' and craith or grath meaning 'divinity' or 'grace'. The two origins create the eloquent amalgamation of 'son of grace'.

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Megrath Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland1211:15,2482,073
United States761:4,769,196247,034
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
England81:6,964,757184,742
Wales71:442,07621,198
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland241:184,5789,087
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:896,76254,350

Megrath Surname Meaning

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First written as MacCraith in the Kingdom of Thomond located in northern Munster, Ireland. It derives from Mac or Mc meaning 'son of' and craith or grath meaning 'divinity' or 'grace'. The two origins create the eloquent amalgamation of 'son of grace'.

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Megrath Last Name Facts

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

Megrath (Hindi: मेग्राथ) occurs in Northern Ireland more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Megrath? popularity and diffusion

The surname Megrath is the 1,028,911th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 29,745,085 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Megrath are found; 56 percent are found in Northern Europe and 56 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most frequent in Northern Ireland, where it is borne by 121 people, or 1 in 15,248. In Northern Ireland it is mostly concentrated in: Ulster, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Northern Ireland it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Canada, where 11 percent are found.

Megrath Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Megrath has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Megrath surname expanded 136 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Megrath Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Megrath last name is primarily Catholic (58%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Megrath last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% registered with the party.

The amount Megrath earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 4.6% more than the national average, earning $45,135 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.72% less than the national average, earning $36,907 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maegrath932/
Megrat9214/
Maegraith8814/
Magrath862,314/
Mograth867/
Migrath863/
Meigrat861/
Mygrath860/
Megroth860/
MacGrath801,233/
Magraith8036/
Magrauth803/
Megrot7763/
Magrat7735/
Mograt772/
Megrad771/
MacGraith750/
Maigrat71183/
Magreat7122/
Makgrat7115/
Magraht7113/
Migrate717/
Megraud714/
Megroot713/
Magratt712/
Maggrat712/
Maghrat711/
Macgrat711/
Mygraht711/
Mygratt710/
Magraat710/
Magroth710/
Maingrat672/
Migrauts671/
Miggrats670/

Megrath Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Megrath in the Hindi language
मेग्राथmegratha-

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