McTavish Surname

196,943rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Scotland

McTavish Surname Definition:

MACTAVISH: From Gaelic Mac Tamhais, a form of MacThamhais, 'son of Tammas, ' the Lowland Scots form of Thomas. Mactavishes are numerous in Argyllshire. The Craignish ms. says the MacTavishes or Clan Tavish of Dunardarie descend from Tavis Corr, second illegitimate son of Gillespick, son of Callen moir math, 'good bald Coline' (SHSM.

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McTavish Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1,7981:20,4932,831
United States7851:461,73139,386
Scotland4271:12,5381,670
Australia3661:73,7598,665
England2171:256,76520,624
South Africa1721:314,98729,898
New Zealand1021:44,3957,335
Jamaica681:42,2052,644
Ireland261:181,1137,791
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Wales141:221,03813,576
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
France21:33,211,361423,184
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland201:221,49310,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland9281:4,034644
England401:609,38430,680
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1481:339,31526,182

McTavish Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACTAVISH: From Gaelic Mac Tamhais, a form of MacThamhais, 'son of Tammas, ' the Lowland Scots form of Thomas. Mactavishes are numerous in Argyllshire. The Craignish ms. says the MacTavishes or Clan Tavish of Dunardarie descend from Tavis Corr, second illegitimate son of Gillespick, son of Callen moir math, 'good bald Coline' (SHSM., IV, p. 207). Doncan M'Thamais was one of those cited in 1355 to give evidence regarding the lands of Glassie in Argyllshire (HP., II, p. 139). Duncan McTawisch was tenant of half of Kernach, Strogartnay, 1480 (ER., IX., p. 564). Donald duin Mc tawys made reversion to Evar Campbell of Strouquhour, 1488 (HP., IV p. 20). Thomas McTacvis, charter witness at Kenaach, 1515 (HP., IV, p. 24). Alexander M'ktaus in 1589 had custody of Ellanwirrich as constahle (Wardlow, p. 184). The Mactavishes of Stratherrick are considered a sept of the Frasers. M'Taveis 1672, McThavish 1676.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Celtic + Hebrew) Son of Thomas, q.v. [Gaelic Mac Tamhais, genit. of Tamas]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

McTavish Last Name Facts

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

The last name McTavish occurs most in Canada. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McTavish? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 196,943rd most commonly held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,426,209 people. The surname McTavish is predominantly found in The Americas, where 118 percent of McTavish reside; 115 percent reside in North America and 114 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in Canada, where it is carried by 1,798 people, or 1 in 20,493. In Canada McTavish is primarily concentrated in: Ontario, where 48 percent are found, British Columbia, where 18 percent are found and Alberta, where 16 percent are found. Beside Canada McTavish exists in 32 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 37 percent are found and Scotland, where 20 percent are found.

McTavish Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McTavish has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McTavish surname grew 530 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 54 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it grew 543 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 130 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 233 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McTavish Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the McTavish last name is primarily Catholic (85%) in Ireland and Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the McTavish surname are 10.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.22% registered with the political party.

The amount McTavish earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 65.33% more than the national average, earning 572,180 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 5.01% more than the national average, earning R 249,552 per year; in United States they earn 7.64% more than the national average, earning $46,444 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.71% more than the national average, earning $53,018 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacTavish942,153/
McTavisch9420/
McTaavish940/
McTavis934/
Mactavisch897/
MacAtavish892/
McTevish881/
Mactavsh881/
Mactavic751/
Maktavich714/
Makitevishi631/
Mouktabis5910/
Maktabes503/

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McTavish Reference & Research

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