Camaish Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Camaish Surname Definition:
Contracted from MacHamish, 'James's Son, ' or possibly from MacHomase, 'Thomas's Son'. Cammaish looks more like the former, Comish the latter. The form Cammaish is more common in the North and Comish in the South of the island, but the name is not so often met with as formerly.
Read More About This SurnameCamaish Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isle of Man | 20 | 1:2,713 | 316 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Camaish Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Contracted from MacHamish, 'James's Son, ' or possibly from MacHomase, 'Thomas's Son'. Cammaish looks more like the former, Comish the latter. The form Cammaish is more common in the North and Comish in the South of the island, but the name is not so often met with as formerly.
Camaish Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Camaish Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Camaish is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Camaish click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Camaish? popularity and diffusion
Camaish is the 5,057,639th most commonly held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Camaish live; 73 percent live in Northern Europe and 73 percent live in British Isles.
The last name is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 5,065,278. In England Camaish is most numerous in: Cumbria, where 82 percent live and North Yorkshire, where 18 percent live. Excluding England it exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent live.
Camaish Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Camaish has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Camaish surname increased 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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Footnotes
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