Camish Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Camish 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.

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Camish Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England541:1,031,81650,675
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Isle of Man41:13,5671,192
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Camish (16) may also be a first name.

Camish 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.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

[Cammaish, Comish, MacComas, MacOmish, MacComish, MacComis, MacComais, Camash, Camish, Camaish], 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.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Camish Last Name Facts

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

The last name Camish has its highest incidence in England. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Camish click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Camish? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,580,327th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. Camish is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Camish live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in British Isles. Camish is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 16 people.

The last name Camish is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 1,031,816. In England it is primarily found in: Norfolk, where 46 percent live, Buckinghamshire, where 24 percent live and Greater London, where 20 percent live. Other than England it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Northern Ireland, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Camish Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Camish has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Camish surname expanded 2,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Camish Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Camish last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cammish92455/
Chamish9278/
Camaish9215/
Camis91522/
Camih911/
Camitsch8639/
Camistch860/
Kamish831,335/
Comish83430/
Chamis83273/
Jamish83112/
Camies83106/
Qamish8372/
Samish8357/
Ciamis8351/
Camise8344/
Camois8323/
Camais8323/
Cameis8318/
Camhis839/
Czamis834/
Camios832/
Caimis832/
Camiss831/
Cammis830/
Caymis830/
Cami80279,625/
Chamois77567/
Khamish77366/
Cammiss77162/
Cammies7778/
Samisch7741/
Jameish7734/
Comaish7732/
Zamisch7726/
Kamisch7724/
Qamaish7722/
Kamaish7717/
Jamaish777/
Zhamish775/
Chamiss775/
Kamishe774/
Cammise774/
Kamiesh773/
Camisse772/
Camiche772/
Commish771/
Kaimish771/
Cameshe771/
Comisch771/
Chamuis771/
Jamishd771/
Kajmish771/
Kameish771/
Samishh771/
Camaise771/
Ciamise771/
Chamesh771/
Kammish771/
Chammis771/
Jamisch770/
Seamish770/
Zschamisch751/
Kamis7314,586/
Caimi736,225/
Ccami736,225/
Jamis732,884/
Camid732,178/
Comis731,730/
Qamis731,541/
Camit731,454/
Samis731,319/
Qamih731,081/
Camhi73825/
Cames73786/
Cammi73714/
Camio73684/
Camiz73232/
Camic73229/
Casmi73214/
Kamih73157/
Camui73103/
Zamis7388/
Camai7381/
Camie7371/
Camii7339/
Camhy7325/
Camhe7317/
Camiş7316/
Camip7315/
Caymi737/
Camha734/
Camoi734/
Caami733/
Camei732/
Camiy731/
Caumi731/
Camys731/
Caïmi731/
Ceami731/
Gcami731/
Chaumais71105/
Camaisse718/
Camisova715/
Chameiss712/
Kamitsch711/
Chomisch711/
Chaimise711/
Khammish711/
Chaamiss711/
Ckamiess710/
Khamis67413,224/
Camões677,399/
Tsamis672,686/
Kamesh671,612/
Jamois671,480/
Kamhih671,280/
Sammis671,180/
Kamais67977/
Kamise67896/
Kamies67877/
Caimmi67785/
Caumes67743/
Chames67740/
Kamysh67708/
Qamesh67703/
Kaymis67670/
Caamic67608/
Zaimis67514/
Jamais67421/
Kamiss67407/
Kemish67406/
Cameus67284/
Khamaiseh67254/
Jaimis67218/
Kaamis67159/
Kahmis67143/
Chomis67136/
Kaimis67127/
Camhit67104/
Cheami6797/
Camese6794/
Commis6783/
Qamieh6779/
Samais6771/
Samesh6767/
Samisz6764/
Camhee6758/
Jamesh6753/
Samois6753/
Caymes6743/
Camoit6740/
Cammie6738/
Comise6737/
Qamysh6734/
Kamuis6733/
Samysh6730/
Chamiz6730/
Samies6725/
Caimic6725/
Komish6722/
Comijs6720/
Caymmi6719/
Giamis6718/
Kammis6718/
Caimes6718/
Caimei6717/
Zamist6716/
Coumis6716/
Zamisz6715/
Scomis6714/
Kamishova6713/
Casmai6711/
Jamise6711/
Scames6711/
Comais6711/
Cahami6711/
Tchamitch679/
Kamhis678/
Zamich677/
Jaumis677/
Comiss676/
Jamiss676/
Qomish676/
Casmui675/
Kajmis675/
Kamios675/
Camhai675/
Camoys674/
Cosmis674/
Cammes674/
Jamich674/
Somish673/
Casmit673/
Camaia673/
Jomish673/
Comixs673/
Kkamis673/
Hkamis673/
Camech673/
Cheahmaih673/
Coomis672/
Cammai672/
Comies672/
Tzamis672/
Chamix672/
Jasmis672/
Jhamis672/
Kameis672/
Kgamis672/
Caimai672/
Cammui672/
Coemis672/
Saimis672/
Camets671/
Khameishe671/
Kameih671/
Qucami671/
Casmes671/
Camaid671/
Camioa671/
Chamaisse671/
Comist671/
Comuis671/
Zamysh671/
Seamis671/
Camess671/
Kamaih671/
Jeamis671/
Comois671/
Camiez671/
Kamieh671/
Jammis671/
Jamijh671/
Jaymis671/
Kamihe671/
Kémish671/
Žaimis671/
Qamich671/
Sameis671/
Camuit671/
Camhes671/
Ccamip671/
Caumid671/
Khamih671/
Camiey671/
Zamise671/
Qasmis671/
Camees671/
Camuha671/
Jameis671/
Jatmis671/
Camice670/
Comesh670/
Kamois670/
Cameas670/
Comeis670/
Cammio670/
Saumis670/
Camitt670/
Comith670/
Cammit670/
Czames670/
Camher670/
Ceames670/
Comich670/

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