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 held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Cammish click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cammish? popularity and diffusion
Cammish is the 660,498th most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 16,016,584 people. The surname Cammish occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Cammish reside; 90 percent reside in Northern Europe and 90 percent reside in British Isles.
This surname is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 399 people, or 1 in 139,644. In England it is most frequent in: North Yorkshire, where 47 percent live, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 18 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 8 percent live. Barring England this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 5 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.
Cammish Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Cammish has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 268 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 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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