Comish Surname
Approximately 430 people bear this surname
Comish Surname Definition:
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.
Read More About This SurnameComish Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 188 | 1:1,927,973 | 124,806 |
| England | 140 | 1:397,986 | 27,485 |
| Canada | 41 | 1:898,673 | 68,969 |
| Isle of Man | 32 | 1:2,682 | 546 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isle of Man | 120 | 1:452 | 88 |
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 44 | 1:1,141,334 | 65,198 |
Comish Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
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.
[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.
Comish Demographics
Average Comish Salary in
United States
$50,325 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Comish Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Comish Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Comish is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Comish? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 688,723rd most common last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 16,947,781 people. The surname Comish is primarily found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Comish reside; 53 percent reside in North America and 53 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The last name Comish is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 188 people, or 1 in 1,927,973. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Utah, where 28 percent reside, Louisiana, where 12 percent reside and Idaho, where 10 percent reside. Besides The United States it exists in 12 countries. It is also common in England, where 33 percent reside and Canada, where 10 percent reside.
Comish Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Comish has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 427 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,273 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Comish Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Comish surname are 26.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 73.33% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Comish earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 16.63% more than the national average, earning $50,325 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.42% more than the national average, earning $63,304 CAD per year.
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