McNamee Surname

44,337th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,712 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McNamee Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Son of Cumidhe = the Meath Hound [Irish Mac Conmidhe-con, genit. of cú, a hound + mìdhe, belonging to the Prov. of Meath]

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McNamee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,2851:43,7495,363
England1,9411:28,7063,878
Ireland1,4411:3,268590
Canada9621:38,3014,810
Northern Ireland9331:1,978402
Australia6621:40,7795,252
Scotland6321:8,4711,239
Jamaica2181:13,1651,317
South Africa881:615,65646,403
New Zealand881:51,4588,272
Wales741:41,8184,057
Panama291:134,9054,585
Cayman Islands281:2,282291
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
France31:22,140,907385,998
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Belize11:355,4743,977
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,6441:2,695508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2871:84,9328,963
Scotland1671:22,4142,132
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5081:33,3023,994

McNamee (16) may also be a first name.

McNamee Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Son of Cumidhe = the Meath Hound [Irish Mac Conmidhe-con, genit. of cú, a hound + mìdhe, belonging to the Prov. of Meath]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Irish) The son of Cumidhe (hound of Meath).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A corrupted form of Mac Conmeadha. It is found as late as 1698. It was always uncommon.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

User-submitted Reference

McNamee is the anglicized version of up to three different clans: MacCummidhe, MacConnMidhe and one other. The name MacConnmidhe directly breaks down to 'son of Conn of Meath'. Conn in this case is Conn of the hundred fights from Irish mythology. His descendants were typically bards and protectors in the houses of royalty in Meath.

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McNamee Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name McNamee Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name McNamee occurs most in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McNamee? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 44,337th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 622,229 people. McNamee occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of McNamee are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly used forename on earth. It is borne by 16 people.

The surname McNamee is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 8,285 people, or 1 in 43,749. In The United States McNamee is most prevalent in: California, where 9 percent are found, Ohio, where 6 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Not including The United States it exists in 51 countries. It also occurs in England, where 17 percent are found and Ireland, where 12 percent are found.

McNamee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McNamee has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McNamee last name rose 549 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 676 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 12 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 378 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McNamee Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McNamee surname are 8.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.38% registered to vote for the party.

The amount McNamee earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 209.81% more than the national average, earning R 736,236 per year; in United States they earn 14.86% more than the national average, earning $49,561 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.81% more than the national average, earning $57,040 CAD per year.

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