Maccomish Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Maccomish 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.

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Maccomish Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715

Maccomish 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.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Maccomish Last Name Facts

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

Maccomish is found in Canada more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Maccomish.

How Common Is The Last Name Maccomish? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,228,735th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Maccomish reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Maccomish is most frequently held in Canada, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 2,302,849. In Canada it is most frequent in: Ontario, where 81 percent live, Alberta, where 13 percent live and Saskatchewan, where 6 percent live. Excluding Canada it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 32 percent live and The United States, where 19 percent live.

Maccomish Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Maccomish earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.13% less than the national average, earning $41,800 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.05% less than the national average, earning $42,208 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Macomish9423/
Macgomish891/
McComis88324/
Macomis88111/
McCamish82996/
MacAmish822/
MacComic820/
Macomi8012/
McComas756,385/
Macomes7536/
Mascomi751/
MacOmic750/
MacCome750/
MacOmie750/
McCommas71294/
Meacomes7138/
Mcomi712/
Macgomes711/
Magcomit711/
MacComer711/
Makomise711/
McAmis671,250/
Macome67172/
Macami67166/
Makomi67114/
Macoma6724/
Mchomi679/
McComa678/
McOmas672/
Mocomi671/

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