McCabe Surname
Approximately 62,720 people bear this surname
McCabe Surname Definition:
(Celtic-Latin-Greek-Syr.) Son of the Abbot [Irish and Gaelic Mac Aba—mac, son + aba (dh, genit. of ab, abbot] Cp. Mc Nab.
McCabe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 42,038 | 1:8,622 | 1,038 |
| England | 9,911 | 1:5,622 | 799 |
| Ireland | 6,975 | 1:675 | 117 |
| Australia | 5,436 | 1:4,966 | 717 |
| Canada | 4,229 | 1:8,713 | 1,298 |
| Scotland | 3,968 | 1:1,349 | 234 |
| Northern Ireland | 2,120 | 1:870 | 160 |
| South Africa | 1,412 | 1:38,369 | 4,929 |
| New Zealand | 1,078 | 1:4,201 | 659 |
| Wales | 286 | 1:10,820 | 1,209 |
| Dominican Republic | 139 | 1:75,057 | 3,477 |
| Thailand | 116 | 1:608,951 | 103,575 |
| Israel | 87 | 1:98,364 | 11,357 |
| France | 64 | 1:1,037,855 | 114,367 |
| Spain | 61 | 1:766,427 | 32,250 |
| Germany | 55 | 1:1,463,736 | 89,144 |
| Netherlands | 53 | 1:318,626 | 37,214 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| Sweden | 45 | 1:218,817 | 15,158 |
| Isle of Man | 43 | 1:1,996 | 375 |
| Liberia | 25 | 1:176,341 | 12,123 |
| Norway | 24 | 1:214,262 | 24,079 |
| Switzerland | 24 | 1:342,205 | 26,446 |
| Jersey | 20 | 1:4,960 | 981 |
| Zimbabwe | 20 | 1:771,912 | 53,776 |
| Philippines | 16 | 1:6,327,389 | 184,366 |
| Argentina | 15 | 1:2,849,561 | 122,961 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 1:149,845 | 5,469 |
| Czechia | 9 | 1:1,181,497 | 85,740 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Iceland | 9 | 1:42,232 | 2,922 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6,429 | 1:689 | 109 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,268 | 1:10,748 | 1,640 |
| Scotland | 1,679 | 1:2,229 | 398 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:120,647 | 5,000 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:10,376 | 1,795 |
| Guernsey | 3 | 1:10,885 | 1,562 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12,019 | 1:4,178 | 516 |
McCabe (120) may also be a first name.
McCabe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic-Latin-Greek-Syr.) Son of the Abbot [Irish and Gaelic Mac Aba—mac, son + aba (dh, genit. of ab, abbot] Cp. Mc Nab.
(Irish) Son of the hooded one.
The son of Cabe. Caob, Gaelic, a bough, branch, a clod, lump, a bit or piece of any thing. Ceap, the top of a hill, a sign set up in time of battle.
McCabe Demographics
Average Male McCabe Height
176.75 cm
Average Female McCabe Height
162.2 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
McCabe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McCabe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname McCabe is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name McCabe? popularity and diffusion
The surname McCabe is the 9,033rd most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 116,192 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of McCabe reside; 73 percent reside in North America and 73 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 852,104th most prevalent given name at a global level. It is borne by 120 people.
This last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 42,038 people, or 1 in 8,622. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 11 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 89 countries. It is also common in England, where 16 percent are found and Ireland, where 11 percent are found.
McCabe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of McCabe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McCabe last name grew 350 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 437 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 108 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 236 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 2,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
McCabe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the McCabe surname is predominantly Catholic (94%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the McCabe surname are 10.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.13% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount McCabe earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 27.93% less than the national average, earning 249,410 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 78.48% more than the national average, earning R 424,128 per year; in United States they earn 8.49% more than the national average, earning $46,813 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.14% more than the national average, earning $52,239 CAD per year.
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McCabe Reference & Research
McCabe FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
McCabe 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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