McCumiskey Surname

688,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 430 people bear this surname

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

McCumiskey Surname Definition:

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

McCumiskey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2141:1,693,733112,431
England1641:339,74424,836
Northern Ireland461:40,1093,723
Australia281:964,13257,058
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Wales81:386,81619,671
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland661:67,1195,026
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

McCumiskey 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)

McCumiskey Last Name Facts

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

The last name McCumiskey is found most in The United States. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCumiskey? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 688,723rd most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 16,947,781 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of McCumiskey live; 57 percent live in Northern Europe and 57 percent live in British Isles.

The surname McCumiskey is most common in The United States, where it is held by 214 people, or 1 in 1,693,733. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 44 percent live, California, where 16 percent live and Colorado, where 11 percent live. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in England, where 38 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 11 percent live.

McCumiskey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McCumiskey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McCumiskey last name grew 1,529 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 2,733 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 76 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McCumiskey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the McCumiskey surname is principally Catholic (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McCumiskey last name are 12.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.52% registered with the political party.

McCumiskey earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.92% more than the national average, earning $45,274 USD per year.

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