McNabb Surname
Approximately 15,952 people bear this surname
McNabb 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 SurnameMcNabb Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13,502 | 1:26,845 | 3,364 |
| Canada | 2,778 | 1:13,263 | 1,957 |
| Australia | 1,006 | 1:26,835 | 3,650 |
| New Zealand | 770 | 1:5,881 | 972 |
| England | 569 | 1:97,923 | 10,380 |
| Northern Ireland | 307 | 1:6,010 | 1,095 |
| Ireland | 148 | 1:31,817 | 2,743 |
| South Africa | 84 | 1:644,973 | 47,754 |
| Jamaica | 54 | 1:53,147 | 3,020 |
| Wales | 53 | 1:58,387 | 5,284 |
| Scotland | 49 | 1:109,262 | 7,254 |
| Guyana | 14 | 1:54,444 | 4,775 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 253 | 1:17,509 | 2,133 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 109 | 1:223,627 | 17,016 |
| Scotland | 88 | 1:42,537 | 3,150 |
| Isle of Man | 3 | 1:18,090 | 1,402 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,571 | 1:31,966 | 3,846 |
McNabb (12) may also be a first name.
McNabb 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.
McNabb Demographics
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McNabb Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McNabb Come From? nationality or country of origin
McNabb is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name McNabb? popularity and diffusion
The surname McNabb is the 33,297th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 456,842 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of McNabb are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 87 percent are found in Anglo-North America. McNabb is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used first name in the world, held by 12 people.
The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 13,502 people, or 1 in 26,845. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 11 percent reside, Tennessee, where 10 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Besides The United States it is found in 50 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 17 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.
McNabb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of McNabb has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McNabb surname rose 859 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 522 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 42 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 44 percent between 1881 and 2014.
McNabb Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (59%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the McNabb surname are 20.71% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.48% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount McNabb earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 5.36% less than the national average, earning R 224,892 per year; in United States they earn 3.21% less than the national average, earning $41,762 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.46% less than the national average, earning $47,963 CAD per year.
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McNabb Reference & Research
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