McViety Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

McViety 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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McViety Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:9,286,343223,652
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

McViety 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)

McViety Last Name Facts

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

The surname McViety has its highest incidence in England. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McViety? popularity and diffusion

McViety is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of McViety are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 9,286,343. In England it is most frequent in: Cumbria, where 100 percent live. Barring England this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 33 percent live.

McViety Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McViety has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the McViety surname rose 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McViety Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McVietty9334/
McVieity9310/
McVety92416/
McVity9223/
McVitty86528/
McVeety86172/
McVetty86140/
McVeity8683/
McVetey860/
McVeaty860/
McVeitty8016/
McVestty801/
McVittey800/
McVite772/
McWety772/
McBety770/
McVete770/
McVitie71254/
McVetta7155/
McVetis7132/
Mcbetty7125/
McVytie7111/
McWithy714/
Mcswity713/
McVitte712/
Mcvoite711/
McUeety711/
McWitty710/
McWetty710/
McVetie710/
McVettie6734/
Mcvoitte6718/
McWethey676/
McWuitty674/
McVittei673/
McBeatty673/
McWhitey671/
McVettee670/
McWeytyh670/
McWithay670/
McVitter670/

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