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Mccormick Family History

Mccormick Name Meaning

Irish and Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cormaic ‘son of Cormac’ a personal name based on corb ‘raven’ + mac ‘son’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Mccarrick, Mccook, Mccammack, Mccomb, Mccorkle, Mccormack, Mccord

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Where is the Mccormick family from?

You can see how Mccormick families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Mccormick family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Mccormick families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 642 Mccormick families living in Lancashire. This was about 51% of all the recorded Mccormick's in United Kingdom. Lancashire had the highest population of Mccormick families in 1891.
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What did your Mccormick ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Mccormick. 16% of Mccormick men worked as a General Labourer and 75% of Mccormick women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Mccormick were Incapacitated and Housewife. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • General Labourer
    16%
  • Dock Labourer
    8%
  • Builders Labourer
    7%
  • Incapacitated
    4%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    75%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    2%
  • Private Means
    2%
  • Housewife
    2%
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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 48,000 immigration records available for the last name Mccormick. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 73,000 military records available for the last name Mccormick. For the veterans among your Mccormick ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Mccormick lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Mccormick life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Mccormick in 1940 was 34, and 75 in 2004.

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