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McDevette Surname Definition:
MACDAVID: MacDavid is found in Dornoch in 1562. Johnston gives "a 1547 Mich. M'Cade, Gart (Dunblane)."
McDevette Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
McDevette 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)
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| McDevett | 94 | 16 | / |
| McDevitte | 89 | 21 | / |
| McDeveitt | 89 | 1 | / |
| McDeviett | 89 | 0 | / |
| McDeavett | 89 | 0 | / |
| McDivette | 89 | 0 | / |
| McDevet | 88 | 0 | / |
| McDeivitte | 84 | 5 | / |
| McDevittee | 84 | 0 | / |
| McDevate | 82 | 0 | / |
| McDewett | 82 | 0 | / |
| McDevitti | 78 | 1 | / |
| McDavitte | 78 | 1 | / |
| McKdevitt | 78 | 0 | / |
| McDivet | 75 | 1 | / |
| McDewitt | 71 | 6 | / |
| McDebitt | 71 | 3 | / |
| McDeviti | 71 | 1 | / |
| McDeavit | 71 | 0 | / |
| McDevith | 71 | 0 | / |
| McDivite | 71 | 0 | / |
| McDeviot | 71 | 0 | / |
| McDivit | 63 | 40 | / |
| Mcdevid | 63 | 1 | / |
| McDewit | 63 | 0 | / |
| McDibet | 63 | 0 | / |
| McDebit | 63 | 0 | / |
| McDevidd | 59 | 0 | / |
| McDivid | 50 | 0 | / |
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