Macomish Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Macomish Surname Definition:

Contracted from MacHamish, 'James's Son, ' or possibly from MacHomase, 'Thomas's Son'. Cammaish looks more like the former, Comish the latter. The form Cammaish is more common in the North and Comish in the South of the island, but the name is not so often met with as formerly.

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Macomish Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:6,964,757184,742
Wales81:386,81619,671
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Macomish Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Contracted from MacHamish, 'James's Son, ' or possibly from MacHomase, 'Thomas's Son'. Cammaish looks more like the former, Comish the latter. The form Cammaish is more common in the North and Comish in the South of the island, but the name is not so often met with as formerly.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Macomish Last Name Facts

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

The surname Macomish is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Macomish? popularity and diffusion

The last name Macomish is the 4,116,508th most prevalent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Macomish reside; 70 percent reside in Northern Europe and 70 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 6,964,757. In England it is most frequent in: Surrey, where 63 percent reside, Hampshire, where 13 percent reside and Somerset, where 13 percent reside. Aside from England Macomish exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Wales, where 35 percent reside and Australia, where 26 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maccomish9437/
Macgomish941/
Macomis93111/
MacAmish882/
Macomi8612/
McComis80324/
Macomes8036/
Mascomi801/
MacOmie800/
MacOmic800/
Mcomi772/
McCamish75996/
Meacomes7538/
Macgomes751/
Makomise751/
MacHumis751/
Mojamish751/
Magcomit751/
MacComic750/
McAmis711,250/
Macome71172/
Macami71166/
Makomi71114/
Macoma7124/
Mchomi719/
McOmas712/
Matchamis711/
Mocomi711/
McComas676,385/
Macosme6749/
Makoomi6710/
Majamis6710/
Maikomi679/
Makomai679/
Mokhomishe675/
Makoumi673/
MacOmer672/
Macomme672/
Makhomi672/
Makkomi671/
Makommi671/
Maqoumi671/
Mackoma671/
Maicami671/
Maicome671/
Macamio671/
MacCome670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Macomish
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