McComiskey Surname

630,290th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 485 people bear this surname

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

McComiskey Surname Definition:

MACCOMISKEY: This Polish looking name, found in Glasgow is Irish, MocCumascaigh, 'son of Cumascach.'

McComiskey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3841:943,90370,502
Northern Ireland1551:11,9031,772
Canada441:837,40065,151
England431:1,295,76958,667
Scotland331:162,2379,329
Ireland281:168,1767,397
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland691:64,2014,905
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland131:287,9409,345
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

McComiskey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACCOMISKEY: This Polish looking name, found in Glasgow is Irish, MocCumascaigh, 'son of Cumascach.'

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

McComiskey Last Name Facts

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

McComiskey is found most frequently in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McComiskey? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 630,290th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 15,025,868 people. The last name McComiskey is primarily found in The Americas, where 88 percent of McComiskey are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 384 people, or 1 in 943,903. In The United States McComiskey is most common in: Massachusetts, where 20 percent reside, New York, where 15 percent reside and Maryland, where 11 percent reside. Not including The United States it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Northern Ireland, where 32 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.

McComiskey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McComiskey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McComiskey last name expanded 12,800 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 2,150 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 254 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 59 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McComiskey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the McComiskey surname is chiefly Catholic (72%) in Ireland.

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

The amount McComiskey earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 13.29% more than the national average, earning $48,882 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.51% less than the national average, earning $45,953 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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