McNamarra Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
McNamarra Surname Definition:
(Celtic) Son OF Cumara = Hound of the Sea (prob. denoting a skilful sailor) [Irish and Gaelic Mac Conmara-mac, son + con, genit. of cú, a hound + mara, genit. of muir, the sea]
McNamarra Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28 | 1:12,944,962 | 483,512 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 33 | 1:134,238 | 7,606 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 72 | 1:338,547 | 21,815 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:220,189 | 7,953 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 497 | 1:101,044 | 10,235 |
McNamarra Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) Son OF Cumara = Hound of the Sea (prob. denoting a skilful sailor) [Irish and Gaelic Mac Conmara-mac, son + con, genit. of cú, a hound + mara, genit. of muir, the sea]
McNamarra Demographics
McNamarra Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
McNamarra Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McNamarra Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name McNamarra is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name McNamarra? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,944,094th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of McNamarra live; 61 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 12,944,962. In The United States McNamarra is most prevalent in: California, where 25 percent live, New York, where 18 percent live and Massachusetts, where 11 percent live. Excluding The United States it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 32 percent live and Germany, where 18 percent live.
McNamarra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of McNamarra has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 94 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 88 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 97 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it declined 99 percent between 1881 and 2014.
McNamarra Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the McNamarra surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the McNamarra last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% registered with the political party.
McNamarra earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.75% less than the national average, earning $34,625 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| MacNamarra | 95 | 1 | / |
| McNamara | 94 | 60,732 | / |
| MacKnamarra | 90 | 0 | / |
| MacNamara | 89 | 5,206 | / |
| McNammara | 89 | 6 | / |
| MacKNamara | 84 | 260 | / |
| Macnamaraa | 84 | 4 | / |
| MacNamatra | 84 | 1 | / |
| MacNamaara | 84 | 0 | / |
| MacNamarah | 84 | 0 | / |
| Maknamara | 78 | 32 | / |
| MacNamera | 78 | 6 | / |
| MacNemara | 78 | 1 | / |
| MacNamaro | 78 | 1 | / |
| MacNamora | 78 | 0 | / |
| MacNamary | 78 | 0 | / |
| MacNamarie | 74 | 0 | / |
| MacKnamare | 74 | 0 | / |
| Maknamera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maknemara | 67 | 1 | / |
| MacNemere | 56 | 0 | / |
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McNamarra Reference & Research
McNamarra DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
McNamarra FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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