McCammon Surname

99,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,749 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McCammon Surname Definition:

MACCAMMON, Maccammond, Maccamon: Woulfe says MacAmoinn, son of Amundr, a Norse personal name. M'Clure (British placenames, p. 228) says M'Cammond-son of Oman (from Amund-r). William McCamen was warded in the Canongate Tolbooth, Edinburgh, in 1684 (BOEC.

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McCammon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,3401:83,5169,462
Northern Ireland2601:7,0961,244
England1841:302,81622,992
Canada1611:228,85521,956
Guyana1011:7,5471,224
New Zealand801:56,6048,933
Australia721:374,94030,993
Scotland691:77,5925,787
Venezuela221:1,372,91318,810
Trinidad and Tobago91:151,5538,353
United States Virgin Islands71:15,7682,111
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Wales41:773,63329,106
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Barbados11:287,4482,772
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1951:22,7172,540
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland281:133,6865,889
Isle of Man111:4,934490
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6171:81,3928,549

McCammon (22) may also be a first name.

McCammon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACCAMMON, Maccammond, Maccamon: Woulfe says MacAmoinn, son of Amundr, a Norse personal name. M'Clure (British placenames, p. 228) says M'Cammond-son of Oman (from Amund-r). William McCamen was warded in the Canongate Tolbooth, Edinburgh, in 1684 (BOEC., IX, p. 168). Recorded in Galloway, 1684.

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

McCammon Last Name Facts

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

McCammon occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McCammon? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 99,631st most numerous family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,534,543 people. The last name McCammon occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of McCammon reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America. McCammon is also the 2,301,746th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 22 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 4,340 people, or 1 in 83,516. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Indiana, where 17 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Texas, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States McCammon is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in Northern Ireland, where 5 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

McCammon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McCammon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McCammon surname expanded 703 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 2,300 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 246 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McCammon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the McCammon last name is chiefly Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McCammon last name are 22.1% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.87% registered to vote for the party.

The amount McCammon earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.55% more than the national average, earning $44,679 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.61% more than the national average, earning $61,911 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacCammon9444/
MacCammond8942/
MacCammong892/
McCommon88746/
Maccamon8810/
MacAmmon882/
McAmon860/
Macamon801/
McKimmon7572/
Macamone751/
MacOmmon750/
MacAmman750/
Mackimmon712/
Machkamon711/
McAman710/
Makimon6792/
MacEmon6786/
Makomon6774/
Macamam677/
Maikammoon671/
Macaman671/

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