MacNamra Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
MacNamra Surname Definition:
(Celtic) Son OF Cumara = Hound of the Sea (prob. denoting a skilful sailor) [Irish and Gaelic Mac Conmara-mac, son + con, genit. of cú, a hound + mara, genit. of muir, the sea]
MacNamra Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
MacNamra Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) Son OF Cumara = Hound of the Sea (prob. denoting a skilful sailor) [Irish and Gaelic Mac Conmara-mac, son + con, genit. of cú, a hound + mara, genit. of muir, the sea]
MacNamra Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name MacNamra Come From? nationality or country of origin
MacNamra is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of MacNamra click here.
How Common Is The Last Name MacNamra? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,593,402nd most widely held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. MacNamra occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of MacNamra live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States MacNamra is mostly concentrated in: Florida, where 33 percent live, Ohio, where 33 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 33 percent live. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 33 percent live and England, where 17 percent live.
MacNamra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of MacNamra has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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Footnotes
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