MacBeth Surname

111,742nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

MacBeth Surname Definition:

A personal name like Macrae, not a patronymic. It was common in Scotland in early times from the eleventh to the fourteenth century. In old Gaelic it was spelled Mocc betbad. and means 'son of life,' 'a religious person,' 'man of religion,' or 'one of the elect.

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MacBeth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6581:218,61221,251
England6111:91,1929,816
Canada5681:64,8697,554
Australia4521:59,7257,245
Scotland3371:15,8871,969
New Zealand2401:18,8683,310
Argentina441:971,44161,182
Northern Ireland331:55,9104,502
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
France321:2,075,710171,237
Wales181:171,91811,581
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Ireland121:392,41215,634
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
India71:109,580,769786,157
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
China31:455,773,85521,925
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland821:54,0234,415
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1541:326,09525,375

MacBeth (1,462) may also be a first name.

MacBeth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A personal name like Macrae, not a patronymic. It was common in Scotland in early times from the eleventh to the fourteenth century. In old Gaelic it was spelled Mocc betbad. and means 'son of life,' 'a religious person,' 'man of religion,' or 'one of the elect.' in modern Gaelic the name would be spelled Macbeatha. A twelfth-century variant, Malbeth, is found in record as Malbet, Melbeth, Malbeod, Melbec (with t misread as c), Malbij, Melbe and Melbeht. Macbeth (1005—1057), mormaer of Moray, became king of Scots after having murdered King Duncan I at Bothnagowan near Elgin, 14th August 1040."The use he made of his acquired power so far as authentic records show, was generally for the good of his country; while his character, far from being irresolute, was marked by vigour and ability. He was the friend of the poor, the protector of the monks, and the first Scottish king whose name appears in ecclesiastical record as the benefactor of the Church" (Mackenzie, A short history of the Scottish Highlands and Isles, 1906, p. 39).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

MACBEATH, Macbeith: Current forms of Macbeth, which see. Gillemechell M'Bathe held a tenement in Dornoch, 1504 (OPS., II, p. 639). Robert Mackbayth in the parish of Nesting, Shetland, 1576 (Oppressions, p. 21). John M'Beath, heir of Fergus M'Beath of Ballinab, 1628 (Retours, Argyll, 33). M'Baith 1663.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

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

“Son of Life”, (Mac Bethad) in Gaelic.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Scottish) Descendant of Macbeatha (son of life, a religious person), a personal name.

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

Gael. Mac-Beathag. The son of Rebecca.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

MacBeth Last Name Facts

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

The last name MacBeth (Marathi: मकबेथ) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name MacBeth? popularity and diffusion

MacBeth is the 111,742nd most widespread last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,755,189 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 55 percent of MacBeth live; 54 percent live in North America and 53 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 203,815th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 1,462 people.

MacBeth is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,658 people, or 1 in 218,612. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 16 percent are found, Florida, where 10 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 9 percent are found. Other than The United States it is found in 48 countries. It is also common in England, where 15 percent are found and Canada, where 14 percent are found.

MacBeth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of MacBeth has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the MacBeth surname grew 1,077 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 85 percent between 1901 and 2014.

MacBeth Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States MacBeth are 12.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.57% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount MacBeth earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 16.75% less than the national average, earning R 197,832 per year; in United States they earn 18.04% more than the national average, earning $50,931 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.62% more than the national average, earning $50,984 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McBeth925,289/
McBeath862,662/
MacBath863/
Mccbeth862/
McBet831/
McBath77471/
Magbet777/
Magbete7184/
Mangbet7119/
Magbetova632/
Mogbet6227/
Megbet626/
Magbit624/
Mcbede621/
Mongbet571,002/
Mangbit571/
Mougbet571/
Megbete571/
McBoyde570/
Magempit532/

MacBeth Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
MacBeth in the Marathi language
मकबेथmakabetha50
मॅकबेथmekabetha50

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