McVie Surname

476,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 701 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

McVie Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Son of the Yellow-Haired (One) [Irish Mac Bhuidhe (bh as v; dh mute)—buidhe, yellow (haired]

McVie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland3481:15,3851,930
Australia1371:197,04919,369
England871:640,43737,483
Canada831:443,92338,562
United States751:4,832,786249,377
South Africa681:796,73154,178
New Zealand521:87,08312,256
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines31:37,5531,173
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1741:21,5132,087
England271:902,79138,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

McVie 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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

McVie Last Name Facts

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

The last name McVie occurs in Scotland more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of McVie.

How Common Is The Last Name McVie? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 476,893rd most frequent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 10,395,929 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 63 percent of McVie live; 63 percent live in Northern Europe and 62 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most prevalent in Scotland, where it is borne by 348 people, or 1 in 15,385. In Scotland McVie is primarily found in: City of Edinburgh, where 20 percent live, South Lanarkshire, where 12 percent live and Dumfries and Galloway, where 11 percent live. Apart from Scotland McVie occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 20 percent live and England, where 12 percent live.

McVie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McVie has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people bearing the McVie surname grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it grew 322 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 625 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McVie Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States McVie are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount McVie earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 18.18% more than the national average, earning R 280,836 per year; in United States they earn 11.23% less than the national average, earning $38,304 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.71% more than the national average, earning $54,508 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacVie9186/
McAvie910/
McVieh910/
McKevie8379/
McGavie833/
McKavie832/
McAviey831/
McGovie830/
MacAvie830/
McCovie830/
McGivie830/
McVey8015,795/
McVea80882/
McFie80405/
McVee80189/
McVae80124/
Macve8039/
McCve803/
McAve802/
Macvi802/
McVui801/
McVue801/
McVeu800/
McViy800/
McVia800/
MacKevie771/
McVieigh771/
Mcv7563/
Macave7311,163/
Mucave736,802/
McPhie731,908/
MacFie73963/
Machve73857/
Mchavi73469/
McAvey73307/
McCave73226/
MacVey73162/
Macove73130/
McVeay7392/
Mchive7345/
Macavi7335/
McKave7329/
McCove7321/
Mocovi7321/
McAvee7315/
MacOvi7314/
Mchave736/
McVigh733/
MacVea733/
McOvey733/
McVaey733/
Mucuvi733/
McAvoi732/
Micfie732/
McVeah732/
Macuvi732/
McGove731/
McVeoy731/
Machvi731/
McWave731/
McAvve731/
McCuve731/
McCvey731/
McAfie731/
McVaea731/
McKvey731/
Macvee731/
Mecvey731/
Mc-Vey731/
Mucuve731/
Mocvhi731/
Mucove731/
Macuve731/
McGavi730/
McKeve730/
McVaye730/
McAvea730/
McVaih730/
McVoye730/
McGive730/
McFiea730/
McGave730/
McGvey730/
McVeye730/
McFhie730/
McVeyu730/
Macovei6719,281/
McVeigh678,442/
Macavei672,408/
Machave67896/
Machavi67389/
MacPhie67345/
McCovey67186/
Mchiave67147/
McVaigh67121/
Machuve6773/
McKeeve6761/
Maccavi6738/
Mchieve6734/
Mackavi6729/
MacOvey6721/
MacKove6715/
MacKave6713/
Mocovei6710/
Mackeve6710/
Macueve6710/
McCavey679/
Mac-Fie679/
McKieve677/
McKevey676/
Macovii676/
MacV675/
McAffie674/
MacAvoi673/
Mocavee673/
McQvhae673/
McKovey673/
MacAvia673/
Mccheve673/
McFe672/
McUffie672/
Mickevi672/
McHafie672/
MacAvey672/
McGavey672/
Macovio672/
Mkvi672/
Mcfi672/
Mqvi672/
Mcwe671/
McGiffe671/
Magavie671/
Macovia671/
MacAfie671/
Machhvi671/
McGeveh671/
McGovey671/
Mchv671/
McQuave671/
Macavee671/
Macaveo671/
Macvigh671/
Macoevi671/
McCoave671/
McVeiah671/
Mcav671/
Mcguive671/
Mucv671/
Mqve671/
Mwcv671/
Mcvh671/
Mcvo671/
Mcwv671/
Mmcv671/
Mgve671/
Macayve671/
McKieva670/
McPhaie670/
Mickief670/
McAveoy670/
Mcvy670/
Mac Vey670/
McAvvey670/
McFighe670/
MacKfie670/
McGuvey670/
McKivey670/
McWeave670/
McQivey670/
McCavia670/
McGivey670/
McAfiee670/

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