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.
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McNabb Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McNabb Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname McNabb is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name McNabb? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 33,297th most widespread family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 456,842 people. McNabb occurs mostly 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 given name in the world. It is borne by 12 people.
This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 13,502 people, or 1 in 26,845. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 11 percent live, Tennessee, where 10 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 50 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.
McNabb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of McNabb has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McNabb last name expanded 859 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 522 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 42 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 44 percent between 1881 and 2014.
McNabb Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the McNabb last name is chiefly Catholic (59%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the McNabb surname are 20.71% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.48% registered with 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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