McNamee Surname
Approximately 11,712 people bear this surname
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]
Read More About This SurnameMcNamee Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,285 | 1:43,749 | 5,363 |
| England | 1,941 | 1:28,706 | 3,878 |
| Ireland | 1,441 | 1:3,268 | 590 |
| Canada | 962 | 1:38,301 | 4,810 |
| Northern Ireland | 933 | 1:1,978 | 402 |
| Australia | 662 | 1:40,779 | 5,252 |
| Scotland | 632 | 1:8,471 | 1,239 |
| Jamaica | 218 | 1:13,165 | 1,317 |
| South Africa | 88 | 1:615,656 | 46,403 |
| New Zealand | 88 | 1:51,458 | 8,272 |
| Wales | 74 | 1:41,818 | 4,057 |
| Panama | 29 | 1:134,905 | 4,585 |
| Cayman Islands | 28 | 1:2,282 | 291 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Seychelles | 4 | 1:23,098 | 1,012 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Saint Barthelemy | 1 | 1:9,614 | 134 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1,644 | 1:2,695 | 508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 287 | 1:84,932 | 8,963 |
| Scotland | 167 | 1:22,414 | 2,132 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,508 | 1:33,302 | 3,994 |
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]
(Irish) The son of Cumidhe (hound of Meath).
A corrupted form of Mac Conmeadha. It is found as late as 1698. It was always uncommon.
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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