McDivitt Surname

283,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,357 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

McDivitt Surname Definition:

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

McDivitt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2281:295,16227,322
Canada701:526,36644,416
England491:1,137,10353,999
Scotland361:148,7178,826
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Wales91:343,83718,086
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland181:207,9567,652
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2571:195,40317,095

McDivitt 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)

McDivitt Last Name Facts

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

The last name McDivitt is found most in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McDivitt? popularity and diffusion

McDivitt is the 283,789th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 5,370,336 people. The last name McDivitt occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of McDivitt reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 1,228 people, or 1 in 295,162. In The United States McDivitt is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 14 percent are found, Ohio, where 11 percent are found and Tennessee, where 11 percent are found. Outside of The United States it occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 5 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

McDivitt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McDivitt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McDivitt surname grew 478 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 544 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McDivitt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McDivitt last name are 18.16% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.93% being registered with the party.

The amount McDivitt earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.81% more than the national average, earning $44,795 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.38% less than the national average, earning $49,492 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacDivitt94125/
McDevitt8811,758/
McDavitt88958/
McDivett8837/
Mcdivith887/
McDeavitt82245/
MacDevitt82159/
Macdivith821/
McDevit8015/
MacDewitt711/
McDavid674,276/
MacDevette6742/
MacDaibhidh531/

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