McCaig Surname

120,016th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,825 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

McCaig Surname User-submission:

This is a Scottish surname, meaning 'son of Tadhg' (poet or philosopher), via Gaelic Mac Thaidhg.

McCaig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9321:187,60818,644
Scotland1,0591:5,056848
Canada1,0561:34,8924,465
England5711:97,58010,350
Australia2091:129,16614,085
Fiji1571:5,6971,113
Northern Ireland1151:16,0442,139
New Zealand411:110,44714,290
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Wales131:238,04114,239
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Barbados11:287,4482,772
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland641:69,2175,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland5081:7,3691,033
England661:369,32422,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1891:265,70721,729

McCaig Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Scottish surname, meaning 'son of Tadhg' (poet or philosopher), via Gaelic Mac Thaidhg.

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McCaig Last Name Facts

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

The surname McCaig is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McCaig? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 120,016th most widespread last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,905,241 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of McCaig live; 71 percent live in North America and 69 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,932 people, or 1 in 187,608. In The United States McCaig is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 14 percent are found, Tennessee, where 10 percent are found and Alabama, where 8 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 28 percent are found and Canada, where 28 percent are found.

McCaig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McCaig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McCaig surname rose 1,022 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 208 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it rose 865 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McCaig Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the McCaig last name is principally Presbyterian (61%) in Ireland.

In The United States McCaig are 5.28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.05% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount McCaig earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 473.88% more than the national average, earning R 1,363,750 per year; in United States they earn 1.62% more than the national average, earning $43,849 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.02% less than the national average, earning $49,673 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McCuaig921,137/
MacCaig9237/
McKaig831,564/
McCage83362/
MacAig8345/
Mocaig831/
Macajig77110/
MacKaig7744/
MacCagh771/
MacCoig770/
MacCagg770/
Makig7334/
Macag738/
Mocig731/
Macig731/
MacCague7116/
MacQuaig712/
McKeag67924/
McKeig6769/
Makeig6765/
MacAgg6716/
Makigh6711/
Maucag6710/
Machig676/
McHigh675/
McKage673/
Macaag672/
Makieg672/
MacCic671/
Makaig671/
Maskig671/
Maccik671/
Moccic671/
Maqigh671/
MacAyg670/
MacOig670/

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