MacTavish Surname

195,028th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Scotland

MacTavish Surname Definition:

(Celtic + Hebrew) Son of Thomas, q.v. [Gaelic Mac Tamhais, genit. of Tamas]

MacTavish Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada9911:37,1804,718
United States5801:624,92950,458
Scotland2131:25,1352,755
England1641:339,74424,836
Australia701:385,65331,598
South Africa701:773,96753,253
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

MacTavish (19) may also be a first name.

MacTavish Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic + Hebrew) Son of Thomas, q.v. [Gaelic Mac Tamhais, genit. of Tamas]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Son of Thomas” (Mac Tamhais).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Scottish) The son of Tammas (a twin).

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

MacTavish Last Name Facts

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

The surname MacTavish is held by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name MacTavish? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 195,028th most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,384,833 people. MacTavish is mostly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of MacTavish are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 70 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,523,061st most numerous forename world-wide, borne by 19 people.

This surname is most frequent in Canada, where it is borne by 991 people, or 1 in 37,180. In Canada it is mostly concentrated in: Ontario, where 39 percent reside, New Brunswick, where 16 percent reside and British Columbia, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Canada MacTavish is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Scotland, where 10 percent reside.

MacTavish Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of MacTavish has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 19,333 percent between 1880 and 2014.

MacTavish Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States MacTavish are 2.18% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.05% being registered with the party.

The amount MacTavish earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 8.56% less than the national average, earning R 217,296 per year; in United States they earn 11.14% more than the national average, earning $47,956 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.98% less than the national average, earning $49,194 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mactavisch957/
McTavish942,127/
McTavis884/
Mactavie8232/
Mactavic821/
Maktavich784/
Mactobi638/
MacTabe631/
Maktabes593/
Magtabai591/
Mouktabis5610/
Makthabai563/
Maktabe5033/
Moktabi508/
Maktobi503/
Maktaby502/

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MacTavish Reference & Research

MacTavish Clan 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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