Kinnish Surname

777,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 365 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Kinnish Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. A Manx surname, corresponding to the Irish McGuiness and Gaelic McGinnis. The Manx forms are McInesh, 1511; Kynnishe, 001; Kinnish, 1626; Kennish, 1732 (v. Manx Note Book).

Donold Kynyshe, 1601: The Manx Note Book.

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Kinnish Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1981:136,34214,722
England841:663,31038,317
United States701:5,177,985261,849
Isle of Man81:10,7282,153
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Isle of Man891:610108
England331:738,64834,140
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Kinnish Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. A Manx surname, corresponding to the Irish McGuiness and Gaelic McGinnis. The Manx forms are McInesh, 1511; Kynnishe, 001; Kinnish, 1626; Kennish, 1732 (v. Manx Note Book).

Donold Kynyshe, 1601: The Manx Note Book.

1685. Richard Kinch and Martha Sheppard: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1771. Baptised — Ann, d. Nathaniel Kinch: St. John Baptist on Wallbrook.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

= Kennish, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Contracted from Mac Aenghuis, 'Aenghus's Son', (aen, 'one', gus, 'strength') 'Duneath McAonguis', ad. 620.

'Domhnall Mac Aenghusa, Lord of Ui-Ethach', A.D, 957.

'The river called Banthelasse issuing out of the desert mountaines of Mourne, passeth the country of Eaugh, which belongeth to the family of Mac GYNNIS.'

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Kinnish Last Name Facts

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

Kinnish has its highest incidence in Australia. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kinnish? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 777,192nd most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 19,965,879 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 54 percent of Kinnish are found; 54 percent are found in Australasia and 54 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most widely held in Australia, where it is carried by 198 people, or 1 in 136,342. In Australia Kinnish is most common in: New South Wales, where 76 percent are found, Victoria, where 9 percent are found and Australian Capital Territory, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Australia it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 19 percent are found.

Kinnish Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kinnish has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Kinnish last name grew 255 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 875 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kinnish Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kinnish are 22.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.23% registered with the political party.

Kinnish earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.34% more than the national average, earning $45,454 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kinnisch9314/
Kinnis92169/
Kennish86527/
Gkinnis8676/
Kinnich8632/
Kinnies861/
Kinnesh861/
Kimnish861/
Kinniss861/
Kinnist860/
Knish83254/
Kennishj801/
Kennis772,818/
Kinnes77306/
Knisch7792/
Künnis7715/
Knaish779/
Könnis776/
Knniss774/
Cinnis773/
Kinnic772/
Kniesh771/
Kneish770/
Kimnis770/
Knisht770/
Knis73480/
Chinnis71366/
Knaisch71227/
Knitsch71124/
Kneisch7143/
Kniesch7140/
Kinnest7135/
Knische719/
Kinneas716/
Cginnis715/
Kennies713/
Quinnis712/
Kinneys712/
Kingnes711/
Kinneås711/
Knniche711/
Kennesh710/
Kennise710/
Kneiseh710/
Kinness710/
Knysh6713,748/
Knies673,718/
Kniss672,233/
Kneis67754/
Knihs67529/
Knisz6772/
Knise6753/
Knais6745/
Knesh6739/
Quinnies6727/
Knois6716/
Knishova678/
Knhis675/
Knizh673/
Kinney's671/
Kinnetts671/
Kennihce671/
Khnniche671/

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