Cammish Surname
Approximately 455 people bear this surname
Cammish Surname Definition:
[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.
Read More About This SurnameCammish Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 399 | 1:139,644 | 13,590 |
| New Zealand | 24 | 1:188,680 | 19,801 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 149 | 1:163,593 | 14,057 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Cammish Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
[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.
Cammish Demographics
Average Cammish Salary in
England
£29,724
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Cammish Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cammish Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cammish is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cammish? popularity and diffusion
It is the 660,498th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 16,016,584 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Cammish are found; 90 percent are found in Northern Europe and 90 percent are found in British Isles.
Cammish is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 399 people, or 1 in 139,644. In England Cammish is most common in: North Yorkshire, where 47 percent reside, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 18 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 8 percent reside. Excluding England Cammish exists in 10 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 5 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.
Cammish Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Cammish has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Cammish last name expanded 268 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Cammish Last Name Statistics demography
Cammish earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 13.4% more than the national average, earning $56,342 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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