Explore the Family Name Mccamish
The meaning of Mccamish
Scottish or Irish: Anglicized form of Mac Sheumais ‘son of Seumas’, Gaelic form of James. A variant with unlenited personal name was Anglicized in Ireland and Scotland as McJames, but came to be ‘translated’ as Jameson.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Mccamish in the United States?
Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Mccamish has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 41,320 in popularity, with a count of 497 or proportionally 0.18 per 100,000 people. By 2010, however, its rank had dropped to 44,109 and the count to 488, representing 0.17 per 100,000. This represents a change of -6.75 in rank and -1.81 in count.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #41,320 | #44,109 | -6.75% |
| Count | 497 | 488 | -1.81% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.18 | 0.17 | -5.56% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mccamish
The ethnic identity associated with the surname Mccamish also changed slightly over the same period according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 96.38% identified as White, 1.01% as Hispanic, and 1.41% reported two or more races. No participants identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native. By 2010, there was a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic (4.71%), while the percentage of those identifying as White decreased to 93.24%. The proportion of those reporting two or more races was suppressed for privacy reasons. There were still no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 96.38% | 93.24% | -3.26% |
| Hispanic | 1.01% | 4.71% | 366.34% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Two or More Races | 1.41% | 0% | 0% |
| Black | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |