McVey Surname
Approximately 15,795 people bear this surname
McVey Surname Definition:
(Celtic) Son of the Yellow-Haired (One) [Irish Mac Bhuidhe (bh as v; dh mute)—buidhe, yellow (haired]
McVey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12,392 | 1:29,249 | 3,622 |
| Scotland | 1,522 | 1:3,518 | 618 |
| England | 1,401 | 1:39,770 | 5,134 |
| Canada | 584 | 1:63,092 | 7,380 |
| Australia | 320 | 1:84,362 | 9,770 |
| Northern Ireland | 219 | 1:8,425 | 1,409 |
| New Zealand | 103 | 1:43,964 | 7,284 |
| Ireland | 79 | 1:59,607 | 4,006 |
| Philippines | 49 | 1:2,066,086 | 120,732 |
| Micronesia | 48 | 1:2,213 | 446 |
| Wales | 45 | 1:68,767 | 6,014 |
| Chile | 24 | 1:734,020 | 16,565 |
| Zimbabwe | 21 | 1:735,154 | 52,165 |
| Guam | 21 | 1:7,625 | 1,143 |
| Sweden | 21 | 1:468,893 | 33,666 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Mexico | 12 | 1:10,343,850 | 40,270 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 356 | 1:12,443 | 1,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 800 | 1:4,679 | 736 |
| England | 261 | 1:93,392 | 9,611 |
| Isle of Man | 8 | 1:6,784 | 664 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,119 | 1:16,101 | 2,045 |
McVey (32) may also be a first name.
McVey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) Son of the Yellow-Haired (One) [Irish Mac Bhuidhe (bh as v; dh mute)—buidhe, yellow (haired]
(Irish) Descendant of Mac an Bheathadh (son of life), the full form being a given name.
McVey Demographics
Average McVey Salary in
United States
$43,804 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
McVey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McVey Come From? nationality or country of origin
McVey is most common in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name McVey? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 33,617th most commonly held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 461,383 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of McVey are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,840,253rd most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 32 people.
This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 12,392 people, or 1 in 29,249. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 8 percent live, Texas, where 7 percent live and Ohio, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States it is found in 49 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 10 percent live and England, where 9 percent live.
McVey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of McVey has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 397 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 190 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it grew 537 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 78 percent between 1901 and 2014.
McVey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the McVey surname is principally Catholic (77%) in Ireland.
In The United States McVey are 13.83% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.6% being registered with the party.
The amount McVey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 163.5% more than the national average, earning R 626,184 per year; in United States they earn 1.52% more than the national average, earning $43,804 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $53,834 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McVey
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis