McDevitt Surname

44,162nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,758 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McDevitt Surname Definition:

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

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McDevitt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,0561:36,0444,484
Australia7361:36,6794,809
England5641:98,79110,454
Ireland5461:8,6241,191
Northern Ireland4171:4,425863
Canada4041:91,20210,011
Scotland3791:14,1261,808
Wales131:238,04114,239
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
British Virgin Islands51:6,319600
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
France31:22,140,907385,998
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Guam11:160,1214,893
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland5591:7,9251,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland841:44,5623,225
England521:468,75726,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9361:25,9393,191

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)."

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

User-submitted Reference

The meaning of this surname is 'son of david'.

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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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McDeavitt94245/
MacDevitt94159/
McDevit9315/
McDivitt881,357/
McDavitt88958/
MacDivitt82125/
MacDavitt8260/
MacDewitt821/
MacDevette7842/
McDivett7537/
Mcdivith757/
MacDavit751/
Macdivith711/
McDavid674,276/

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