McDevit Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

McDevit Surname Definition:

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

McDevit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland111:340,29210,329
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2211:227,23419,192

McDevit 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)

McDevit Last Name Facts

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

The last name McDevit is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McDevit? popularity and diffusion

McDevit is the 5,057,639th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of McDevit reside; 87 percent reside in North America and 87 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 27,881,456. In The United States McDevit is mostly concentrated in: New Jersey, where 23 percent live, California, where 15 percent live and North Carolina, where 15 percent live. Other than The United States McDevit is found in one country. It also occurs in Scotland, where 13 percent live.

McDevit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McDevit has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McDevit last name declined 94 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 82 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McDevit Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the McDevit surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

McDevit earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.47% more than the national average, earning $57,161 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McDevitt9311,758/
McDeavitt88245/
MacDevitt88159/
McDivitt801,357/
McDavitt80958/
Mcdivith807/
MacDavit801/
MacDivitt75125/
MacDavitt7560/
MacDewitt751/
Macdivith751/
McDavid714,276/
MacDevette7142/
McDivett6737/

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Footnotes

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