Find out how popular the last name Macomson is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Macomson.

Macomson, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Macomson surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Macomson in America

Macomson is the 115639th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Macomson surname appeared 151 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Macomson.

We can also compare 2010 data for Macomson to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Macomson

The surname Macomson is believed to have originated in Scotland, specifically in the Scottish Highlands, during the 16th century. It is a variant of the Scottish surname MacCombie, which is derived from the Gaelic personal name "MacCombich," meaning "son of the freckled or speckled lad."

The earliest recorded instances of the Macomson surname can be traced back to the parish records of Aberdeenshire and Kincardineshire in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. Some of the earliest documented bearers of this surname include John Macomson, who was born in Banchory-Ternan, Kincardineshire, in 1603, and Robert Macomson, born in Strachan, Kincardineshire, in 1612.

In the 17th century, the Macomson surname appeared in various historical records, such as the Scottish Privy Council Records and the Register of the Privy Seal of Scotland. One notable mention is that of James Macomson, a merchant from Aberdeen, who was granted a royal charter by King Charles I in 1634.

As the Macomson family spread throughout Scotland and beyond, the surname underwent several spelling variations, including Macombson, Macomston, and Macomstone. One of the earliest recorded instances of the Macomson surname in England can be found in the Hearth Tax Rolls of 1674, where a William Macomson was listed as a resident of Yorkshire.

Several notable individuals have borne the Macomson surname throughout history. One such person was John Macomson (1768-1844), a Scottish-born merchant who emigrated to Canada and became a prominent businessman in Montreal. Another was Alexander Macomson (1800-1876), a Scottish-born civil engineer who worked on various railway projects in England and India.

In the United States, one of the earliest recorded bearers of the Macomson surname was James Macomson (1785-1860), a Scottish immigrant who settled in Pennsylvania and became a successful farmer and landowner. His son, John Macomson (1818-1892), was a prominent lawyer and judge in Pennsylvania.

Other notable individuals with the Macomson surname include James Macomson (1856-1930), a Scottish-born author and journalist who wrote extensively about the history and culture of Scotland, and Robert Macomson (1892-1957), an American businessman and philanthropist who founded the Macomson Foundation.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Macomson

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Macomson.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Macomson was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Macomson has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Macomson was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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