Meguire Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

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

Meguire Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meguire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1851:1,959,237126,399
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Meguire (10) may also be a first name.

Meguire Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meguire is found most frequently in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Meguire.

How Common Is The Last Name Meguire? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,194,481st most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 36,805,787 people. Meguire is mostly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Meguire are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 10 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 185 people, or 1 in 1,959,237. In The United States Meguire is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 32 percent are found, Ohio, where 16 percent are found and Nebraska, where 9 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 4 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.

Meguire Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Meguire has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 463 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Meguire Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (85%) in Ireland.

In The United States Meguire are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.5% being registered with the party.

Meguire earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.77% more than the national average, earning $50,384 USD per year.

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Meguire Reference & Research

McGuire FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

McGuire FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meguire
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