McVitte Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
McVitte 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.
Read More About This SurnameMcVitte Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
McVitte 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.
McVitte Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McVitte Come From? nationality or country of origin
McVitte is borne by more people in Argentina than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name McVitte? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 11,742,229th most common surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of McVitte are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
It is most common in Argentina, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 42,743,414. In Argentina it is primarily found in: Chubut Province, where 100 percent reside. Barring Argentina it is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 50 percent reside.
McVitte Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of McVitte has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McVitte last name fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mcvoitte | 93 | 18 | / |
| McVittei | 93 | 3 | / |
| McVittey | 93 | 0 | / |
| McVitter | 93 | 0 | / |
| McVitt | 92 | 6 | / |
| McVite | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mcvoittie | 88 | 11 | / |
| McVitty | 86 | 528 | / |
| McVitie | 86 | 254 | / |
| Mcvoite | 86 | 1 | / |
| McVeitt | 86 | 0 | / |
| McKvitt | 86 | 0 | / |
| Mcvoitttie | 82 | 1 | / |
| McVettie | 80 | 34 | / |
| McVietty | 80 | 34 | / |
| McVeitty | 80 | 16 | / |
| McUittie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mcwittie | 80 | 1 | / |
| McBittie | 80 | 0 | / |
| McVettee | 80 | 0 | / |
| McVity | 77 | 23 | / |
| McVete | 77 | 0 | / |
| McVett | 77 | 0 | / |
| McVetty | 71 | 140 | / |
| McVeity | 71 | 83 | / |
| McVetta | 71 | 55 | / |
| McVytie | 71 | 11 | / |
| McViety | 71 | 6 | / |
| McVeith | 71 | 3 | / |
| McUitie | 71 | 1 | / |
| McVetey | 71 | 0 | / |
| McVetie | 71 | 0 | / |
| McWitty | 71 | 0 | / |
| McVieth | 71 | 0 | / |
| McWuitty | 67 | 4 | / |
| McWhitey | 67 | 1 | / |
| McVestty | 67 | 1 | / |
| McVed | 67 | 0 | / |
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