MacOmber Surname

98,520th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,812 people bear this surname

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

MacOmber Surname Definition:

(Scottish) The son of Tom, a pet form of Thomas (a twin).

MacOmber Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,7661:76,0518,699
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Fiji11:894,3914,568
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7401:28,8613,521

MacOmber (19) may also be a first name.

MacOmber Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scottish) The son of Tom, a pet form of Thomas (a twin).

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

MacOmber Last Name Facts

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

The last name MacOmber is found most in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name MacOmber? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 98,520th most numerous last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,514,453 people. MacOmber is primarily found in The Americas, where 92 percent of MacOmber live; 92 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,523,061st most common first name globally, held by 19 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 4,766 people, or 1 in 76,051. In The United States MacOmber is primarily concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 13 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States MacOmber occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent are found and The Philippines, where 0 percent are found.

MacOmber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of MacOmber has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the MacOmber last name increased 274 percent between 1880 and 2014.

MacOmber Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the MacOmber last name are 0.83% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.4% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount MacOmber earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.5% more than the national average, earning $46,385 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.08% more than the national average, earning $50,716 CAD per year.

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MacOmber Reference & Research

Macomber 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

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