McVity Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

McVity 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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McVity Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:4,286,005132,302
United States101:36,245,893832,629
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

McVity 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)

McVity Last Name Facts

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

The last name McVity occurs most in England. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McVity? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,116,508th most commonly held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of McVity are found; 57 percent are found in Northern Europe and 57 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 4,286,005. In England McVity is primarily concentrated in: Buckinghamshire, where 38 percent live, Northamptonshire, where 31 percent live and South Yorkshire, where 31 percent live. Excluding England this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 43 percent live.

McVity Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McVity has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 325 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 17 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McVity Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

McVity earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 47.42% less than the national average, earning $22,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McVitty92528/
McVeity9283/
McViety926/
McVietty8634/
McVeitty8616/
McVittey860/
McVety83416/
McVite832/
McVitie77254/
McVeety77172/
McVetty77140/
McWithy774/
Mcswity773/
McVitte772/
Mcvoite771/
McWitty770/
McVetey770/
McVeaty770/
Mcvoitte7118/
McWuitty714/
McVittei713/
McWhitey711/
McVestty711/
McWithay710/
McVitter710/
Mcvoittie6711/
McWhithey675/
McWety672/
McBety670/
McVete670/

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