McCumskey Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

McCumskey Surname Definition:

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

McCumskey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
England91:6,190,895170,599
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

McCumskey 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)

McCumskey Last Name Facts

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

The surname McCumskey is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of McCumskey.

How Common Is The Last Name McCumskey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,391,485th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of McCumskey live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 4,167,516. In South Africa McCumskey is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 54 percent reside, Northern Cape, where 38 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 8 percent reside. Besides South Africa this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 69 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

McCumskey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McCumskey has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the McCumskey surname fell 36 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McCumskey Last Name Statistics demography

McCumskey earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 279.92% more than the national average, earning R 902,844 per year.

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Footnotes

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