MacBeath Surname

429,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 804 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

MacBeath Surname Definition:

Mac Beatha A Scottish name, confused with MacEvoy in Ulster. MIF 236

MacBeath Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland3431:15,6091,949
England1161:480,32831,110
Canada1071:344,35131,229
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Cuba551:209,5044,357
Mexico511:2,433,84720,676
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Norway81:642,78647,258
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

MacBeath Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mac Beatha A Scottish name, confused with MacEvoy in Ulster. MIF 236

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Celtic) Son of Life [Gaelic mac, son of; beatha, life]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

MacBeath Last Name Facts

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

The surname MacBeath is found most frequently in Scotland. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name MacBeath? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 429,044th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,064,112 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of MacBeath are found; 58 percent are found in Northern Europe and 57 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most widely held in Scotland, where it is carried by 343 people, or 1 in 15,609. In Scotland it is primarily concentrated in: Highland, where 54 percent are found, Aberdeen City, where 6 percent are found and Aberdeenshire, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Scotland MacBeath occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent are found and Canada, where 13 percent are found.

MacBeath Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of MacBeath has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the MacBeath last name increased 6,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

MacBeath Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the MacBeath surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% being registered with the party.

The amount MacBeath earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 1.35% less than the national average, earning 341,399 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 1224.96% more than the national average, earning R 3,148,600 per year; in United States they earn 12.22% less than the national average, earning $37,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.67% more than the national average, earning $54,486 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacBeeath941/
MacBeach881/
MacKbeth881/
MacBah861/
Macbett801/
Makbeth801/
MacBeeh800/
Macba7713/
Macbe771/
MacKbach7524/
Machbaat751/
Macbay71104/
Makbet7157/
Macbee7135/
MacBey7122/
Mazbat7113/
Mackba7112/
MacVea713/
Makbeh712/
Majbat712/
Macber711/
Makbat711/
MacKbe711/
Matchbett711/
MacKbee6781/
Makbash6756/
Makhbat678/
Makbets672/
Maaqbet671/
Macbitz671/
Macbich671/
MacBass671/
MacBaggett671/
MacKber670/

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MacBeath Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to MacBeath
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