McCalman Surname

305,641st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Guyana

McCalman Surname Definition:

MACCALMAN, Maccalmon: Gaelic MacCalmain, 'son of Caiman.' A variant of Maccolman, which see. It is also translated Dove, which see, and it often represents Murchison, which see. Mr. Alexander McAlman, dean of Argyll, was allowed to take the Test, 1682 (RPC.

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McCalman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia4851:55,6616,818
United States4671:776,14360,198
Guyana1411:5,406950
England1151:484,50531,272
Scotland951:56,3564,696
New Zealand741:61,1949,493
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Trinidad and Tobago181:75,7765,658
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1981:18,9051,931
England161:1,523,46151,234
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

McCalman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACCALMAN, Maccalmon: Gaelic MacCalmain, 'son of Caiman.' A variant of Maccolman, which see. It is also translated Dove, which see, and it often represents Murchison, which see. Mr. Alexander McAlman, dean of Argyll, was allowed to take the Test, 1682 (RPC., 3. ser VII, p. 343), Jon McCalmin was a fencible-man in Nether Lorn, 1692 (Commons, p. 35), and Archibald M'Calman was schoolmaster at Dull, 1765 (Dunkeld). McCallman 1746. In 1684 (Parish): McCalmon, McCammon, and McCamon.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

MACCALMAN: Gael. "The son of the Dove."

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

McCalman Last Name Facts

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

The surname McCalman is more commonly found in Australia than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McCalman? popularity and diffusion

The surname McCalman is the 305,641st most widely held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 5,886,548 people. McCalman occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 51 percent of McCalman are found; 45 percent are found in Australasia and 45 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most numerous in Australia, where it is held by 485 people, or 1 in 55,661. In Australia it is primarily concentrated in: New South Wales, where 55 percent are found, Victoria, where 32 percent are found and Queensland, where 9 percent are found. Not including Australia it occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 38 percent are found and Guyana, where 11 percent are found.

McCalman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McCalman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McCalman last name expanded 865 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 719 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 52 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McCalman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McCalman surname are 11.39% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.16% being registered with the political party.

The amount McCalman earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 4.15% less than the national average, earning R 227,784 per year; in United States they earn 9.73% more than the national average, earning $47,348 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.07% less than the national average, earning $42,692 CAD per year.

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