McNamarra Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland331:134,2387,606
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England721:338,54721,815
Scotland171:220,1897,953
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4971:101,04410,235

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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.

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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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