MacCambridge Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
MacCambridge Surname Definition:
A corruption of Gaelic Mac Ambrois, 'son of Ambrose.' This name was formerly current in the Mull of Kintyre. Flora MacCambridge escaped with the infant son of Archibald Macdonald to a remote cave near the Mull of Kintyre in 1647 (Celt. Mon.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
MacCambridge Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A corruption of Gaelic Mac Ambrois, 'son of Ambrose.' This name was formerly current in the Mull of Kintyre. Flora MacCambridge escaped with the infant son of Archibald Macdonald to a remote cave near the Mull of Kintyre in 1647 (Celt. Mon., III, p. 25). William Ambrois obtained letters of homing against the earl of Argyll in 1604 (RPC., XIV, p. 413), Neill M'Camrois is in record in South Kintyre in 1605 (HP., III, p. 80), and John Ambros or Ambrois, man to Neill Stewart, was due fines for resetters of Clan Gregor in 1614 (RPC., XIV, p. 657—658). John Ban M'Camridge is in record in Forline, parish of Kilcalmkill, 1693 (Argyll Inv.), and Donald McCambrois was tenant in Killoane, Islay, 1686 (Bk. Islay, p. 497). The surname has spread to the British colonies, Queensland, Tasmania, and New Zealand. In Antrim the name has become Cambridge and Chambers.
In most cases a surname remains basically the same with or without its prefix Mac or O; but this is not so with MacCambridge. With the Mac it is an anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac Ambróis (son of Ambrose) mainly found in north-east Ulster and of Scottish origin; without the prefix it is normally an English toponymic taken from the town of Cambridge, though of course there may also be isolated nstances of a MacCambridge family dropping the prefix Mac. Mac Giolla Domhnaigh states that Mac Ambróis has also been anglicized Chambers in north Ulster.
With the prefix Mac this is Mac Ambróis, of Scottish origin and found mainly in north-east Ulster; without the prefix it is usually an English toponymic. It is occasionally changed to Chambers. SIF 27
(Scottish) The son of Ambrois (immortal).
MacCambridge Demographics
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MacCambridge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name MacCambridge Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname MacCambridge has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name MacCambridge? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname MacCambridge is primarily found in The Americas, where 83 percent of MacCambridge reside; 83 percent reside in North America and 83 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
MacCambridge is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 36,245,893. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Colorado, where 30 percent are found, Missouri, where 20 percent are found and Virginia, where 20 percent are found. Not including The United States MacCambridge is found in one country. It is also common in Ireland, where 17 percent are found.
MacCambridge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of MacCambridge has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the MacCambridge surname expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.
MacCambridge Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the MacCambridge surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCambridge | 96 | 1,963 | / |
| MacAmbridge | 96 | 5 | / |
| McCaimbridge | 92 | 0 | / |
| McAmbridge | 91 | 2 | / |
| McCambradge | 87 | 0 | / |
| McCombridge | 87 | 0 | / |
| McKembridge | 78 | 0 | / |
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