MacTavish Surname
Approximately 2,153 people bear this surname
MacTavish Surname Definition:
(Celtic + Hebrew) Son of Thomas, q.v. [Gaelic Mac Tamhais, genit. of Tamas]
MacTavish Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 991 | 1:37,180 | 4,718 |
| United States | 580 | 1:624,929 | 50,458 |
| Scotland | 213 | 1:25,135 | 2,755 |
| England | 164 | 1:339,744 | 24,836 |
| Australia | 70 | 1:385,653 | 31,598 |
| South Africa | 70 | 1:773,967 | 53,253 |
| New Zealand | 24 | 1:188,680 | 19,801 |
| Argentina | 12 | 1:3,561,951 | 138,643 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
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]
“Son of Thomas” (Mac Tamhais).
(Scottish) The son of Tammas (a twin).
MacTavish Demographics
Average Male MacTavish Height
175.5 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
MacTavish Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name MacTavish Come From? nationality or country of origin
MacTavish is held by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of MacTavish click here.
How Common Is The Last Name MacTavish? popularity and diffusion
The surname MacTavish is the 195,028th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,384,833 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of MacTavish live; 73 percent live in North America and 70 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,523,061st most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 19 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Canada, where it is borne by 991 people, or 1 in 37,180. In Canada it is primarily concentrated in: Ontario, where 39 percent reside, New Brunswick, where 16 percent reside and British Columbia, where 11 percent reside. Other than Canada this surname occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Scotland, where 10 percent reside.
MacTavish Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of MacTavish has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the MacTavish surname grew 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 national average, with 51.05% 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.
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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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