McDavit Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

McDavit Surname Definition:

MACDAVID: MacDavid is found in Dornoch in 1562. Johnston gives "a 1547 Mich. M'Cade, Gart (Dunblane)."

McDavit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:6,358,929302,882
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland201:187,1617,190
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States911:551,85437,927

McDavit 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)."

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

McDavit Last Name Facts

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

The surname McDavit has its highest incidence in The United States. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of McDavit.

How Common Is The Last Name McDavit? popularity and diffusion

The last name McDavit is the 2,555,468th most frequently used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of McDavit live; 79 percent live in North America and 79 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 6,358,929. In The United States McDavit is mostly found in: California, where 21 percent are found, New Jersey, where 12 percent are found and New York, where 12 percent are found. Beside The United States it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 4 percent are found and The British Virgin Islands, where 2 percent are found.

McDavit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McDavit has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McDavit last name fell 37 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McDavit Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the McDavit last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered with the party.

McDavit earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.72% more than the national average, earning $59,858 USD per year.

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