MacNamee Surname

698,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 422 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

MacNamee Surname Definition:

Mac Conmidhe Notable as poets and ollavs to the O’Neills. MIF 175*, 188; Map Tyr

MacNamee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1641:2,210,115138,772
Ireland1441:32,7012,792
England441:1,266,32057,817
Northern Ireland381:48,5544,148
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Wales51:618,90625,852
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

MacNamee Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mac Conmidhe Notable as poets and ollavs to the O’Neills. MIF 175*, 188; Map Tyr

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Celtic) Son of Cumidhe = the Meath Hound [Irish Mac Conmidhe-con, genit. of cú, a hound + mìdhe, belonging to the Prov. of Meath]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Irish) The son of Cumidhe (hound of Meath).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A corrupted form of Mac Conmeadha. It is found as late as 1698. It was always uncommon.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

MacNamee Last Name Facts

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

MacNamee is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of MacNamee.

How Common Is The Last Name MacNamee? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 698,433rd most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 17,269,066 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of MacNamee are found; 58 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 164 people, or 1 in 2,210,115. In The United States MacNamee is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 26 percent are found, Florida, where 23 percent are found and New York, where 13 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 34 percent are found and England, where 10 percent are found.

MacNamee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of MacNamee has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the MacNamee last name increased 328 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 1,029 percent between 1901 and 2014.

MacNamee Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the MacNamee surname is principally Catholic (86%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the MacNamee last name are 28.91% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75.68% registered to vote for the party.

MacNamee earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 36.61% more than the national average, earning $58,944 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacKnamee940/
MacNameer940/
MacName930/
MacNames883/
MacNamer880/
MacNomee880/
MacKnamer820/
MacNama802/
MacKnamy750/
McNama71148/
Maknami672/
Maasnamma591/

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