Inniss Surname

94,235th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,057 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Inniss Surname Definition:

(Scottish) One who came from the barony of Innes (island), in the parish of Urquhart, Moray.

Inniss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8051:200,80819,745
Barbados9321:30868
Guyana6031:1,264204
Trinidad and Tobago5401:2,526437
England5001:111,43611,498
Canada2761:133,49913,853
Panama1751:22,3561,440
Bahamas801:4,897507
Venezuela291:1,041,52015,561
United States Virgin Islands201:5,519844
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines161:7,041703
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Saint Kitts and Nevis101:5,520561
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
India91:85,229,487684,495
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Saint Lucia51:35,7561,958
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Montserrat21:2,474299
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Aruba11:103,4772,586
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Iññiss (1) are calculated separately.

Inniss (68) may also be a first name.

Inniss Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scottish) One who came from the barony of Innes (island), in the parish of Urquhart, Moray.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Inniss Last Name Facts

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

Inniss occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Iññiss. For other potential spellings of Inniss click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Inniss? popularity and diffusion

The surname Inniss is the 94,235th most frequent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,441,081 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Inniss are found; 40 percent are found in North America and 39 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,181,159th most widely held first name internationally, held by 68 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,805 people, or 1 in 200,808. In The United States Inniss is mostly found in: New York, where 36 percent live, Florida, where 10 percent live and Maryland, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 33 countries. It is also found in Barbados, where 18 percent live and Guyana, where 12 percent live.

Inniss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Inniss has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Inniss surname expanded 13,885 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 2,083 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Inniss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Inniss last name are 12.78% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.01% being registered with the political party.

The amount Inniss earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.89% more than the national average, earning $43,965 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.57% more than the national average, earning $54,933 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Innisse921/
Inniess920/
Innis915,171/
Iniss919/
Iññiss891/
Inness831,115/
Enniss83449/
Ginnis83407/
Yinnis8354/
Ynniss8321/
Hinnis8317/
Einiss8317/
Unniss8311/
Jinnis839/
Innies838/
Ihniss833/
Inisse833/
Innish832/
Ionnis832/
Isniss831/
Innise831/
Innais831/
Hiniss831/
Innois831/
Oiniss831/
Yiniss831/
Einnis831/
Inngis831/
Ingiss830/
Ainnis830/
Inni801,040/
Inis80464/
Ginnish7787/
Gingiss7735/
Hingiss7727/
Ginness7723/
Jinnies7712/
Henniss778/
Inngais778/
Hinness776/
Heiniss775/
Inoisse774/
Ingness773/
Ionnios772/
Genniss772/
Ennisse771/
Einisse771/
Ainness770/
Heinnis770/
Ennis7335,459/
Innes7322,504/
Ginni733,156/
Hinni73842/
Innoi73770/
Ginis73717/
Ainis73426/
Jinni73426/
Innih73405/
Ionni73389/
Iness73308/
Unnis73222/
Ainni73199/
Hinis73192/
Jinis73178/
Ienni73161/
Ingis73130/
Ionis73115/
Ignis7382/
Innie7372/
Einis7365/
Inise7341/
Uniss7339/
Inios7327/
Innai7313/
Inais7311/
Yinni7311/
Ingni7311/
Eniss7310/
Inish7310/
Innui7310/
Innip7310/
Inois736/
Inies736/
Ineis736/
Innei735/
Innit733/
Imnni732/
Einni732/
Isnni732/
Yinis732/
Oinis731/
Innhs731/
Uinis731/
Innio731/
Innid731/
Itnni731/
Isnis731/
Inixs731/
Inniz730/
Jnnis730/
Ini677,344/
Jinnai675,985/
Hennis672,153/
Heinis671,539/
Gennis67275/
Yoniss67252/
Ennist67242/
Hinish67240/
Innice67224/
Enness67160/
Hinnoi6770/
Einess6767/
Ginois6756/
Hainis6752/
Hinnes6746/
Oiness6746/
Ginnio6743/
Ehniss6740/
Gingis6736/
Hingis6735/
Jinnie6730/
Ainihs6726/
Jignis6724/
Ginish6724/
Ioynis6724/
Innait6724/
Hinnie6723/
Ingish6720/
Heniss6718/
Inesse6718/
Giness6717/
Einish6716/
Ignits6716/
Ainnoi6716/
Unnish6715/
Unnais6715/
Enneis6715/
Jinuis6715/
Ginnes6714/
Ennies6714/
Ecinni6714/
Gineis6713/
Yonnis6712/
Ingnes6710/
Hiness678/
Einuis678/
Innets678/
Jinish677/
Ingais677/
Jijnis676/
Uneiss676/
Ainios675/
Eennis674/
Hinngi674/
Unaiss674/
Enisse674/
Goinni674/
Hignis674/
Inaise674/
Igneis673/
Ennish673/
Jinnid673/
Geniss673/
Jinies673/
Ainnie673/
Jinnei673/
Hinais672/
Hinies672/
Innich672/
Gainni672/
Ainais672/
Ainess672/
Ineise672/
Hinnäs672/
Iniosh672/
Jinnes671/
Jinnit671/
Jinais671/
Iennie671/
Innesh671/
Ionish671/
Ignish671/
Eeniss671/
Ainish671/
Aignis671/
Yinnai671/
Unnies671/
Gainis671/
Eannis671/
Itnnih671/
Innhei671/
Inheis671/
Hienni671/
Jinnoi671/
Heinnisch671/
Innaia671/
Inneas671/
Ingess671/
Oingni671/
Yingni671/
Ynness671/
Ginios671/
Eneiss671/
Aingis671/
Jingis671/
Yinnie671/
Eunnis671/
Jisnis671/
Ginnai671/
Isnnes671/
Ionnes671/
Hinniy671/
Hunnis670/
Euniss670/
Oinois670/
Innest670/
Ennios670/
Hainni670/
Aineis670/
Hinois670/
Ennise670/
Inisch670/
Ieness670/
Ennois670/

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Inniss Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Inniss
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