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
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.
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