MacDiarmid Surname

198,386th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

MacDiarmid Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

MacDiarmid Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6181:586,50347,922
Canada4021:91,65610,045
Scotland3561:15,0391,889
England2761:201,87717,601
Australia2591:104,23111,721
New Zealand1581:28,6605,005
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
France21:33,211,361423,184
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

MacDiarmid Last Name Facts

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

MacDiarmid occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name MacDiarmid? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 198,386th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 3,457,090 people. MacDiarmid occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 47 percent of MacDiarmid live; 47 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname MacDiarmid is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 618 people, or 1 in 586,503. In The United States MacDiarmid is primarily concentrated in: Nevada, where 27 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and New York, where 9 percent live. Excluding The United States MacDiarmid occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 19 percent live and Scotland, where 17 percent live.

MacDiarmid Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of MacDiarmid has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the MacDiarmid surname rose 15,450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

MacDiarmid Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States MacDiarmid are 11.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.42% registered with the political party.

The amount MacDiarmid earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.71% more than the national average, earning $48,201 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.34% more than the national average, earning $52,834 CAD per year.

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MacDiarmid Reference & Research

McDiarmid DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

McDiarmid FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to MacDiarmid
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