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

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.

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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