MacDevette Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Africa

MacDevette Surname Definition:

MACDAVID: MacDavid is found in Dornoch in 1562. Johnston gives "a 1547 Mich. M'Cade, Gart (Dunblane)."

MacDevette Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:12,498,584473,286
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727

MacDevette Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACDAVID: MacDavid is found in Dornoch in 1562. Johnston gives "a 1547 Mich. M'Cade, Gart (Dunblane)."

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

MacDevette Last Name Facts

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

The surname MacDevette is most common in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name MacDevette? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,017,195th most numerous family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname MacDevette occurs mostly in The Americas, where 69 percent of MacDevette live; 69 percent live in North America and 69 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 12,498,584. In The United States it is primarily found in: New Jersey, where 48 percent live, North Carolina, where 34 percent live and New York, where 14 percent live. Excluding The United States MacDevette exists in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 24 percent live and Kenya, where 5 percent live.

MacDevette Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the MacDevette last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.43% being registered with the party.

MacDevette earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.38% less than the national average, earning $40,827 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacDevitt84159/
McDevitt7811,758/
McDivett7837/
McDeavitt74245/
MacDivitt74125/
MacDewitt741/
McDevit7115/
McDivitt671,357/
McDavitt67958/
Macdivith631/
Mcdivith567/
Masdewita531/

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