McDavid Surname
Approximately 4,276 people bear this surname
McDavid Surname Definition:
MACDAVID: MacDavid is found in Dornoch in 1562. Johnston gives "a 1547 Mich. M'Cade, Gart (Dunblane)."
McDavid Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,096 | 1:88,491 | 9,971 |
| Canada | 335 | 1:109,987 | 11,787 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 222 | 1:6,144 | 945 |
| England | 87 | 1:640,437 | 37,483 |
| Scotland | 75 | 1:71,384 | 5,479 |
| South Africa | 38 | 1:1,425,729 | 75,291 |
| Guyana | 22 | 1:34,646 | 3,602 |
| Aruba | 18 | 1:5,749 | 789 |
| Venezuela | 18 | 1:1,678,004 | 21,578 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 15 | 1:295,324 | 11,912 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 60 | 1:62,387 | 3,880 |
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 661 | 1:75,974 | 8,073 |
McDavid (78) may also be a first name.
McDavid Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
MACDAVID: MacDavid is found in Dornoch in 1562. Johnston gives "a 1547 Mich. M'Cade, Gart (Dunblane)."
(Celtic + Hebrew) Son of David: v. David
McDavid Demographics
Average McDavid Salary in
United States
$42,132 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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McDavid Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McDavid Come From? nationality or country of origin
McDavid is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name McDavid? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 108,824th most frequently used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,704,290 people. McDavid occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 101 percent of McDavid reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America. McDavid is also the 1,091,646th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 78 people.
The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 4,096 people, or 1 in 88,491. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 11 percent are found, Florida, where 8 percent are found and Kentucky, where 8 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 31 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 8 percent are found and Trinidad and Tobago, where 5 percent are found.
McDavid Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of McDavid has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McDavid surname rose 620 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 791 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 125 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.
McDavid Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Presbyterian (71%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the McDavid last name are 16.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.78% registered with the party.
The amount McDavid earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 165.21% more than the national average, earning R 630,228 per year; in United States they earn 2.36% less than the national average, earning $42,132 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.07% less than the national average, earning $45,176 CAD per year.
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