McVitie Surname

1,003,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 254 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

McVitie 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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McVitie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1431:37,4393,597
England961:580,39635,131
Jamaica261:110,3834,369
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jersey11:99,2026,620
France11:66,422,722504,397
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England701:348,22022,196
Scotland311:120,7495,564
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

McVitie 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)

McVitie Last Name Facts

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

The surname McVitie is more commonly found in Scotland than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McVitie? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,003,904th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 28,691,126 people. The last name McVitie occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of McVitie live; 96 percent live in Northern Europe and 96 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Scotland, where it is held by 143 people, or 1 in 37,439. In Scotland it is mostly found in: Dumfries and Galloway, where 24 percent are found, Inverclyde, where 20 percent are found and City of Edinburgh, where 11 percent are found. Beside Scotland this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also common in England, where 38 percent are found and Jamaica, where 10 percent are found.

McVitie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McVitie has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people who held the McVitie surname expanded 461 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 137 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McVitie Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the McVitie surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

McVitie earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 49.77% more than the national average, earning $64,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McVite922/
Mcvoittie8811/
McVytie8611/
McVitte862/
McUitie861/
Mcvoite861/
McVetie860/
McVitae860/
Mcvoitttie821/
McVettie8034/
Mcvoitte8018/
McVittei803/
Mcwittie801/
McUittie801/
McBittie800/
McVitter800/
McVittey800/
McVittae800/
McVity7723/
McVete770/
McVitty71528/
McVeity7183/
McVetis7132/
McViety716/
McVetey710/
McVietty6734/
McVeitty6716/
McWhitey671/
McVettee670/

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