Carmody Surname

32,692nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Carmody Surname Definition:

Manx corruption forms of Mac Diarmid, q.v. Cp. Kermode.

Carmody Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,6121:42,0885,175
Australia4,1701:6,474952
Ireland1,4771:3,188580
England8251:67,5377,818
Canada3601:102,34911,090
Argentina2571:166,31713,983
New Zealand1801:25,1574,394
South Africa981:552,83443,423
Wales791:39,1713,833
Northern Ireland271:68,3354,994
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Singapore171:323,98313,856
France151:4,428,181244,602
United Arab Emirates151:610,81823,687
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
China51:273,464,31313,838
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Dominica11:75,891912
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,2601:3,516636
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1401:174,11014,584
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5621:32,1503,869

Carmody (85) may also be a first name.

Carmody Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Manx corruption forms of Mac Diarmid, q.v. Cp. Kermode.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Cearmada An old Thomond name still found in east Clare and south-west Munster. IF 51; Map Clare

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Cearmada An old Thomond name still found in east Clare and south-west Munster. IF 51; Map Clare

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Italian) Grandson of Cearmaid (black hunting dog).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Carmody Last Name Facts

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

The surname Carmody is found most in The United States. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Carmody.

How Common Is The Last Name Carmody? popularity and diffusion

The surname Carmody is the 32,692nd most widely held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 447,968 people. The surname Carmody is predominantly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Carmody are found; 55 percent are found in North America and 55 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Carmody is also the 1,039,322nd most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 85 people.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 8,612 people, or 1 in 42,088. In The United States Carmody is mostly found in: New York, where 10 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Illinois, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States Carmody exists in 42 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 26 percent reside and Ireland, where 9 percent reside.

Carmody Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Carmody has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Carmody last name increased 551 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 117 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it increased 589 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Carmody Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Carmody surname are 9.2% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.97% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Carmody earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 74.87% more than the national average, earning R 415,548 per year; in United States they earn 16.97% more than the national average, earning $50,473 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.23% less than the national average, earning $49,070 CAD per year.

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