McVittie Surname

368,303rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 977 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

McVittie 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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McVittie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4711:118,29712,035
Canada4131:89,2159,827
Scotland2311:23,1772,598
United States2081:1,742,591114,999
Australia521:519,14839,018
Northern Ireland301:61,5014,735
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Wales61:515,75523,171
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland391:113,5866,892
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1611:23,2502,179
England1411:172,87514,534
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

McVittie 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)

McVittie Last Name Facts

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

McVittie is most common in England. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McVittie? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 368,303rd most numerous family name globally, borne by around 1 in 7,459,105 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 76 percent of McVittie reside; 76 percent reside in Northern Europe and 76 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 471 people, or 1 in 118,297. In England it is most prevalent in: Tyne and Wear, where 16 percent reside, Greater London, where 12 percent reside and Durham, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account England it is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 42 percent reside and Scotland, where 24 percent reside.

McVittie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McVittie has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the McVittie last name grew 334 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 143 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 612 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McVittie Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (77%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McVittie last name are 9.52% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.75% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McVittie earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 41.71% less than the national average, earning R 138,516 per year; in United States they earn 45.28% more than the national average, earning $62,686 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13% more than the national average, earning $56,143 CAD per year.

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