McDevitt Surname
Approximately 11,758 people bear this surname
McDevitt Surname Definition:
MACDAVID: MacDavid is found in Dornoch in 1562. Johnston gives "a 1547 Mich. M'Cade, Gart (Dunblane)."
Read More About This SurnameMcDevitt Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10,056 | 1:36,044 | 4,484 |
| Australia | 736 | 1:36,679 | 4,809 |
| England | 564 | 1:98,791 | 10,454 |
| Ireland | 546 | 1:8,624 | 1,191 |
| Northern Ireland | 417 | 1:4,425 | 863 |
| Canada | 404 | 1:91,202 | 10,011 |
| Scotland | 379 | 1:14,126 | 1,808 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:238,041 | 14,239 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 1:452,832 | 31,784 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| British Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:6,319 | 600 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 559 | 1:7,925 | 1,210 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 84 | 1:44,562 | 3,225 |
| England | 52 | 1:468,757 | 26,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,936 | 1:25,939 | 3,191 |
McDevitt (12) may also be a first name.
McDevitt 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)."
User-submitted Reference
The meaning of this surname is 'son of david'.
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McDevitt Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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McDevitt Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McDevitt Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname McDevitt is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name McDevitt? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 44,162nd most commonly used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 619,795 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of McDevitt reside; 74 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 12 people.
It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 10,056 people, or 1 in 36,044. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 8 percent reside, New Jersey, where 7 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 5 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 43 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 6 percent reside and England, where 5 percent reside.
McDevitt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of McDevitt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McDevitt last name grew 519 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,085 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 2 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 451 percent between 1881 and 2014.
McDevitt Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (96%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the McDevitt surname are 11.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.95% registered to vote for the party.
The amount McDevitt earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 20.47% more than the national average, earning R 286,284 per year; in United States they earn 11.09% more than the national average, earning $47,934 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.66% less than the national average, earning $48,857 CAD per year.
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