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 more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McComiskey? popularity and diffusion

It is the 630,290th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 15,025,868 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of McComiskey reside; 88 percent reside in North America and 88 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 384 people, or 1 in 943,903. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Massachusetts, where 20 percent reside, New York, where 15 percent reside and Maryland, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States McComiskey exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 32 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.

McComiskey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McComiskey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McComiskey surname 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 devotion of those carrying the McComiskey surname is primarily Catholic (72%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McComiskey surname are 7.35% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.58% registered with the 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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