Cammish Surname

660,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 455 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

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.

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Cammish Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3991:139,64413,590
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Wales61:515,75523,171
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1491:163,59314,057
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

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.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Cammish Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cammish is found most in England. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cammish? popularity and diffusion

It is the 660,498th most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,016,584 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Cammish live; 90 percent live in Northern Europe and 90 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Cammish is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 399 people, or 1 in 139,644. In England it is most prevalent in: North Yorkshire, where 47 percent reside, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 18 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 8 percent reside. Not including England it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs 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 through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Camish9256/
Cammis920/
Cammiss86162/
Cammies8678/
Chamish8678/
Camaish8615/
Cammise864/
Commish861/
Kammish861/
Chammis861/
Cammi83714/
Camis83522/
Camih831/
Camitsch8039/
Khammish801/
Camistch800/
Kamish771,335/
Sammis771,180/
Caimmi77785/
Comish77430/
Chamis77273/
Jamish77112/
Camies77106/
Commis7783/
Qamish7772/
Samish7757/
Ciamis7751/
Camise7744/
Cammie7738/
Camois7723/
Camais7723/
Caymmi7719/
Kammis7718/
Cameis7718/
Camhis779/
Cammes774/
Czamis774/
Cammai772/
Camios772/
Caimis772/
Cammui772/
Camiss771/
Jammis771/
Cammio770/
Caymis770/
Cammit770/
Cami73279,625/
Kammies712,565/
Chamois71567/
Khamish71366/
Kemmish71240/
Commijs71102/
Kammise7147/
Samisch7141/
Jameish7134/
Comaish7132/
Commies7132/
Zamisch7126/
Kamisch7124/
Qamaish7122/
Kamaish7117/
Chammes718/
Jamaish717/
Zhamish715/
Chamiss715/
Sammies715/
Kamishe714/
Sammesh714/
Kamiesh713/
Khammis713/
Commiss712/
Camisse712/
Camiche712/
Jammais712/
Kaimish711/
Kammesh711/
Cameshe711/
Cammese711/
Comisch711/
Chamuis711/
Jammise711/
Jamishd711/
Kajmish711/
Kameish711/
Zschamisch711/
Samishh711/
Camaise711/
Ciamise711/
Chamesh711/
Caummie710/
Cammeus710/
Jamisch710/
Cammest710/
Cammice710/
Seamish710/
Kamis6714,586/
Caimi676,225/
Ccami676,225/
Jamis672,884/
Camid672,178/
Comis671,730/
Camma671,639/
Qamis671,541/
Camit671,454/
Samis671,319/
Qamih671,081/
Camhi67825/
Cames67786/
Camio67684/
Kammi67606/
Camiz67232/
Camic67229/
Casmi67214/
Kamih67157/
Chaumais67105/
Camui67103/
Zamis6788/
Camai6781/
Camie6771/
Commi6747/
Camii6739/
Cammy6731/
Camme6726/
Camhy6725/
Camhe6717/
Camiş6716/
Camip6715/
Camaisse678/
Caymi677/
Chammess676/
Camisova675/
Canmi675/
Camha674/
Camoi674/
Caami673/
Chameiss672/
Camei672/
Kamitsch671/
Kommishe671/
Camiy671/
Chomisch671/
Caumi671/
Chaimise671/
Zammiche671/
Khammich671/
Cammá671/
Camys671/
Chaamiss671/
Caïmi671/
Ceami671/
Gcami671/
Ckamiess670/

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