McCalmon Surname

599,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 519 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guyana

McCalmon 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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McCalmon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5021:722,03056,796
Guyana1961:3,889703
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
England121:4,643,172139,951
Wales51:618,90625,852
Saint Kitts and Nevis41:13,800846
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

McCalmon 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

McCalmon Last Name Facts

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

The last name McCalmon is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of McCalmon click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCalmon? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 599,225th most numerous surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 14,041,514 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 143 percent of McCalmon reside; 103 percent reside in North America and 103 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 502 people, or 1 in 722,030. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 12 percent are found, Missouri, where 11 percent are found and New York, where 10 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Guyana, where 38 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.

McCalmon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McCalmon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McCalmon surname rose 1,195 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McCalmon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the McCalmon surname are 7.35% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.58% registered to vote for the party.

The amount McCalmon earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.37% more than the national average, earning $46,761 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.8% less than the national average, earning $42,331 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacCalmon945/
Mcalmon9389/
MacCalmont892/
McCalman881,238/
MacAlmon8820/
McClemon884/
MacCalman82172/
McLemon8061/
MacElmon756/
Macalman752/
MacColman7120/
McElman67172/
MacElman6324/
Maklmann630/
McElmain630/
Mockelman5919/
Mochelman591/
Mocklmann590/
MacKelmann5619/
Mockelmann5617/
Maquillman560/
MacClemant560/
MacLeman50264/

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