McVettie Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

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

McVettie Surname Definition:

MACVITIE, Macvittie, Macvittae, Macwittie: Surnames of Ayrshire and Galloway. Thomas M'Vcthee, a witness in Galloway, 1560 (Laing, 807). Robert Makvetie and John Makvetie were witnesses in Lanark, 1574 (RPC., II p 385). William McVite in Hawick was described in 1627 as a masterless person fit for the wars (ibid.

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McVettie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:10,660,557428,392
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland161:233,9518,207
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

McVettie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACVITIE, Macvittie, Macvittae, Macwittie: Surnames of Ayrshire and Galloway. Thomas M'Vcthee, a witness in Galloway, 1560 (Laing, 807). Robert Makvetie and John Makvetie were witnesses in Lanark, 1574 (RPC., II p 385). William McVite in Hawick was described in 1627 as a masterless person fit for the wars (ibid., 2. ser. II, p. 85). Margaret McVittie and Gavin McViltle were examined for the Test in Tinwald, 1685 (ibid., 3. ser. XI, p. 433,434), and William McVittie in Hartbush was charged in 1686 with attending conventicles (ibid., XII, p. 407). Woulfe says the name is from Irish Mac an bhiadh-thaigh, 'son of the hospitaller, ' but this does not seem likely.

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

McVettie Last Name Facts

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

The surname McVettie occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McVettie? popularity and diffusion

McVettie is the 3,373,373rd most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name McVettie is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of McVettie reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 10,660,557. In The United States it is most numerous in: Wisconsin, where 18 percent live, Alaska, where 15 percent live and Michigan, where 9 percent live.

McVettie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McVettie has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McVettie surname rose 425 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McVettie Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McVettie last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered with the political party.

McVettie earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.65% more than the national average, earning $50,335 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McVetie930/
McVettee880/
McVattie880/
McVete860/
Mcvoittie8211/
McBeattie820/
McVitie80254/
McVetty80140/
McVetta8055/
McVetis8032/
McVytie8011/
McVitte802/
McVetey800/
Mcvoitttie781/
McVietty7534/
Mcvoitte7518/
McVeitty7516/
McVittei753/
McVestty751/
Mcwittie751/
McUittie751/
McVittey750/
McVittae750/
McBittie750/
McVitter750/
McVety71416/
McVitty67528/
McVeety67172/
McVeity6783/
Mcbetty6725/
McViety676/
Mcbeate671/
McUitie671/
McVatty670/
McWetty670/
McVeaty670/

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