McCormac Surname

321,782nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,160 people bear this surname

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

McCormac Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Son of Cormac(k).

McCormac Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8811:411,41835,798
Ireland2051:22,9702,268
England2051:271,79521,381
Canada871:423,51337,101
Northern Ireland851:21,7062,552
Australia531:509,35338,491
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2031:21,8222,473
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England671:363,81122,769
Scotland121:311,9359,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7471:67,2277,296

McCormac Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Son of Cormac(k).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Irish) The son of Cormac (charioteer or son of Corb), the name of eight saints.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

McCormac Last Name Facts

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

The surname McCormac is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of McCormac.

How Common Is The Last Name McCormac? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 321,782nd most common surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 6,282,367 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of McCormac are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

McCormac is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 881 people, or 1 in 411,418. In The United States McCormac is most numerous in: California, where 14 percent are found, Missouri, where 13 percent are found and Colorado, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States McCormac exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 18 percent are found and England, where 18 percent are found.

McCormac Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McCormac has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McCormac surname expanded 118 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 101 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 306 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McCormac Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the McCormac surname is chiefly Catholic (87%) in Ireland.

In The United States McCormac are 20.53% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.3% registered to vote for the party.

The amount McCormac earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 889.41% more than the national average, earning R 2,351,220 per year; in United States they earn 13.7% more than the national average, earning $49,060 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.96% more than the national average, earning $53,143 CAD per year.

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