McCormack Surname

11,819th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47,551 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

McCormack Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Son of Cormac(k).

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McCormack Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States24,6761:14,6891,842
England9,4431:5,900842
Ireland8,8711:53183
Australia8,8061:3,066424
Canada3,6061:10,2181,523
Scotland3,3571:1,595285
Northern Ireland1,1401:1,618346
New Zealand9821:4,611733
Thailand4401:160,54225,681
Jamaica3901:7,359875
South Africa3211:168,77818,795
Wales2871:10,7821,205
Argentina1821:234,85419,159
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
France751:885,636103,228
Spain721:649,33429,324
Singapore601:91,7953,674
Germany561:1,437,59788,094
Panama371:105,7373,952
Netherlands321:527,72448,879
United Arab Emirates311:295,55719,854
Guernsey291:2,222539
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Liberia181:244,91915,115
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Jersey151:6,6131,336
Norway121:428,52437,411
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Vanuatu91:29,253714
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
China21:683,660,78330,601
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Macau11:601,6301,582
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4,9181:901150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3701:17,7922,576
Scotland7971:4,697740
Isle of Man71:7,753762
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,9041:10,2401,331

McCormack (46) may also be a first name.

McCormack 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

User-submitted Reference

McCormack means son of Cormack

- aris.dryg11

McCormack Last Name Facts

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

The surname McCormack is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McCormack? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 11,819th most frequently occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 153,257 people. McCormack is primarily found in The Americas, where 60 percent of McCormack reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America. McCormack is also the 1,484,914th most commonly used forename throughout the world, borne by 46 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 24,676 people, or 1 in 14,689. In The United States McCormack is most frequent in: New York, where 13 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 8 percent reside. Beside The United States it occurs in 86 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent reside and Ireland, where 19 percent reside.

McCormack Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McCormack has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 503 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 689 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 180 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 421 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 4,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McCormack Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (92%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McCormack surname are 4.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.46% being registered with the political party.

The amount McCormack earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 3.64% more than the national average, earning 358,674 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 72.71% more than the national average, earning R 410,436 per year; in United States they earn 11.86% more than the national average, earning $48,266 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.41% more than the national average, earning $51,876 CAD per year.

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McCormack Reference & Research

Carmack FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Carmack FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

McCormick/McCormack FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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