McNab Surname
Approximately 8,195 people bear this surname
McNab Surname Definition:
(Celtic+ Latin-Greek-Syr.) Son of THE Abbot [Gaelic Mac-an-Aba - mac, son+an, of the+aba(dh, genit. of ab, abbot-Latin abbas, Greek άββάς, Syr. abbá, a father] Cp. Mac Cabe.
Abair tri uairean Mac-an-Aba gun do chab a dhùnadh (Say three times Mac Nab(b without shutting your mouth).
Read More About This SurnameMcNab Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,382 | 1:152,166 | 15,625 |
| Scotland | 1,887 | 1:2,837 | 522 |
| Australia | 1,788 | 1:15,098 | 2,149 |
| Canada | 1,474 | 1:24,997 | 3,370 |
| England | 1,452 | 1:38,373 | 4,991 |
| New Zealand | 529 | 1:8,560 | 1,476 |
| Jamaica | 382 | 1:7,513 | 886 |
| Honduras | 311 | 1:28,349 | 966 |
| Namibia | 250 | 1:9,638 | 1,869 |
| South Africa | 123 | 1:440,469 | 37,524 |
| Belize | 98 | 1:3,627 | 699 |
| Wales | 57 | 1:54,290 | 4,971 |
| Ireland | 45 | 1:104,643 | 5,503 |
| Northern Ireland | 38 | 1:48,554 | 4,148 |
| Thailand | 18 | 1:3,924,352 | 328,346 |
| Chile | 18 | 1:978,693 | 19,774 |
| Isle of Man | 13 | 1:6,602 | 1,513 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 62 | 1:71,449 | 5,226 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 2,782 | 1:1,346 | 241 |
| England | 379 | 1:64,315 | 7,406 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:224,059 | 8,079 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 703 | 1:71,435 | 7,672 |
McNab (12) may also be a first name.
McNab Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic+ Latin-Greek-Syr.) Son of THE Abbot [Gaelic Mac-an-Aba - mac, son+an, of the+aba(dh, genit. of ab, abbot-Latin abbas, Greek άββάς, Syr. abbá, a father] Cp. Mac Cabe.
Abair tri uairean Mac-an-Aba gun do chab a dhùnadh (Say three times Mac Nab(b without shutting your mouth).—St. Columbus’s Conundrums.
(Scottish) The son of the Abbot.
The son of Nab. Nab, the summit of a mountain or rock. The son of the Abbot? Nab, Persic, a chief, a prince.
McNab Demographics
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McNab Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McNab Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname McNab is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name McNab? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 61,370th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 889,267 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 52 percent of McNab are found; 43 percent are found in Northern Europe and 43 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 12 people.
It is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 2,382 people, or 1 in 152,166. In The United States McNab is primarily concentrated in: California, where 15 percent live, Florida, where 13 percent live and Minnesota, where 6 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 48 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 23 percent live and Australia, where 22 percent live.
McNab Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of McNab has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 339 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 32 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it grew 383 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 814 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 27 percent between 1901 and 2014.
McNab Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (68%) in Ireland.
In The United States McNab are 12.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.13% being registered with the party.
The amount McNab earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning R 219,612 per year; in United States they earn 5.08% more than the national average, earning $45,339 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.1% more than the national average, earning $49,731 CAD per year.
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McNab Reference & Research
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