McCamey

English

Alternative forms

• McKamey

Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Shimidh (“son of Jamie”).

Proper noun

McCamey (plural McCameys)

1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
2. A female given name transferred from the surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McCamey is the 28437^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 839 individuals. McCamey is most common among White (69.96%) and Black/African American (23.72%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McCamey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 545.