McDevitte Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
McDevitte Surname Definition:
MACDAVID: MacDavid is found in Dornoch in 1562. Johnston gives "a 1547 Mich. M'Cade, Gart (Dunblane)."
McDevitte Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 19 | 1:97,107 | 6,126 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 60 | 1:73,831 | 5,346 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22 | 1:2,282,667 | 111,005 |
McDevitte 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)."
McDevitte Demographics
McDevitte Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
McDevitte Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McDevitte Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname McDevitte is found most frequently in Northern Ireland. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name McDevitte? popularity and diffusion
The last name McDevitte is the 4,307,654th most widely held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 133 percent of McDevitte are found; 133 percent are found in Northern Europe and 133 percent are found in British Isles.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Northern Ireland, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 97,107. In Northern Ireland McDevitte is mostly found in: Ulster, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Northern Ireland this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 43 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.
McDevitte Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of McDevitte has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.
McDevitte Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (87%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| McDeivitte | 95 | 5 | / |
| McDevittee | 95 | 0 | / |
| McDevitti | 89 | 1 | / |
| McDeveitt | 89 | 1 | / |
| McDavitte | 89 | 1 | / |
| McDeviett | 89 | 0 | / |
| McDevette | 89 | 0 | / |
| McKdevitt | 89 | 0 | / |
| McDevett | 82 | 16 | / |
| McDewitt | 82 | 6 | / |
| McDebitt | 82 | 3 | / |
| McDeviti | 82 | 1 | / |
| McDeavit | 82 | 0 | / |
| McDevith | 82 | 0 | / |
| McDivite | 82 | 0 | / |
| McDevate | 82 | 0 | / |
| McDeviot | 82 | 0 | / |
| McDeavett | 78 | 0 | / |
| McDivitie | 78 | 0 | / |
| McDivette | 78 | 0 | / |
| McDivit | 75 | 40 | / |
| Mcdevid | 75 | 1 | / |
| McDewit | 75 | 0 | / |
| McDebit | 75 | 0 | / |
| McDevet | 75 | 0 | / |
| McDewett | 71 | 0 | / |
| McDevidd | 71 | 0 | / |
| McDivet | 63 | 1 | / |
| McDivid | 63 | 0 | / |
| McDibet | 63 | 0 | / |
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