MacDevitt Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

MacDevitt Surname Definition:

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

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MacDevitt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States831:4,366,975231,516
Ireland591:79,8134,719
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
England61:9,286,343223,652
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

MacDevitt 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)

User-submitted Reference

This surname originated from the Innshowen peninsula, Donegal county, Ireland. The original surname is MacDhaibheid, meaning 'son of Davet (David)'. The first written record is in the early 1100's.

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MacDevitt Last Name Facts

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

The last name MacDevitt occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name MacDevitt? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,380,086th most commonly used surname globally, held by around 1 in 45,833,622 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of MacDevitt reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

MacDevitt is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 4,366,975. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 33 percent reside, New York, where 31 percent reside and Kansas, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 37 percent reside and Argentina, where 4 percent reside.

MacDevitt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of MacDevitt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the MacDevitt surname rose 8,300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 1,967 percent between 1901 and 2014.

MacDevitt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the MacDevitt surname are 0.62% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.85% registered to vote for the party.

The amount MacDevitt earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.41% less than the national average, earning $39,521 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.3% less than the national average, earning $44,068 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McDevitt9411,758/
McDeavitt89245/
MacDivitt89125/
MacDavitt8960/
MacDewitt891/
McDevit8815/
MacDevi881/
MacDevette8442/
McDivitt821,357/
McDavitt82958/
Macdevis825/
MacDavit821/
Macdivith781/
Magdevi751/
McDivett7137/
Mcdivith717/
Mangdevi716/
Magdevis711/
Magdevich678/
McDavid634,276/
Macdiva635/
Magdeevich631/
McDebet630/
McDavie630/
Magdeeva591,251/
Makdieva593/
Makdeeva593/
Magdeiva591/
Maigdebai561/
McDavy530/
McDewey504/
MacDaibhidh501/

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