McDivett Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Mauritius

McDivett Surname Definition:

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

McDivett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:12,498,584473,286
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
England51:11,143,612252,590
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland281:133,6865,889
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

McDivett 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)

McDivett Last Name Facts

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

The last name McDivett is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of McDivett click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McDivett? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,228,735th most numerous family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of McDivett reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 12,498,584. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 59 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 24 percent reside and Nevada, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 41 percent reside and England, where 14 percent reside.

McDivett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McDivett has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McDivett last name contracted 38 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McDivett Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (80%) in Ireland.

The amount McDivett earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 274.8% more than the national average, earning R 890,664 per year and in United States they earn 32.4% less than the national average, earning $29,170 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McDivitt881,357/
MacDivitt82125/
MacDevette7842/
McDevitt7511,758/
McDavitt75958/
Mcdivith757/
McDeavitt71245/
MacDevitt71159/
MacDavitt7160/
MacDewitt711/
Macdivith711/
McDevit6715/
MacDavitte670/
MacDavit631/
McDavid534,276/
MacDavid50128/

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