MacGinnis Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

MacGinnis Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Son of Angus, q.v. [Irish Mac Aenghusa, genit. Of Aengus]

MacGinnis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1071:3,387,467192,132
Canada441:837,40065,151
England61:9,286,343223,652
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

MacGinnis Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Son of Angus, q.v. [Irish Mac Aenghusa, genit. Of Aengus]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Irish) The son of Aonghus (one choice).

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

MacGinnis Last Name Facts

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

The last name MacGinnis is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name MacGinnis? popularity and diffusion

MacGinnis is the 1,374,607th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 45,547,162 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 83 percent of MacGinnis are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name MacGinnis is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 107 people, or 1 in 3,387,467. In The United States MacGinnis is mostly found in: California, where 19 percent live, Texas, where 16 percent live and Florida, where 14 percent live. Outside of The United States it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 28 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

MacGinnis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of MacGinnis has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,070 percent between 1880 and 2014.

MacGinnis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the MacGinnis last name are 4.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.61% being registered with the political party.

The amount MacGinnis earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.07% more than the national average, earning $46,200 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.14% more than the national average, earning $51,243 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacGinniss951/
McGinnis9436,999/
MacInnis946,172/
Maginnis942,345/
McGinniss891,005/
Maginniss89158/
Magginnis8953/
MacKinnis8921/
MacGinnes896/
Maguinnis891/
Mayginnis891/
MacGennis891/
Mecginnis891/
Maginnies890/
McInnis8810,920/
MacInis883/
McGinni882/
Maginni881/
Magnnis880/
MacInnes826,067/
McKinnis822,926/
Magennis821,861/
McGinnes821,211/
Meginnis82222/
Maginnes82185/
McGennis82124/
Machinis8263/
McInniss8241/
Magginni8213/
Mackinis824/
Moginnis823/
Mcgannis821/
MacEnnis821/
Magkinis821/
Makginis821/
Maginnie820/
Makinnis820/
MacGines820/
MacGuinness80347/
Magnis80165/
Macnis801/
Magnni801/
Maginness78614/
McKinnies78496/
McKinniss78403/
Meginniss78104/
Mayginnes7868/
MacInness7863/
Machkinis7829/
Meginnies788/
Machinnes782/
MacKinnes782/
MacGaines782/
Magenniss781/
Maguinnes781/
MacGinnea781/
MacGuinne781/
Macinnnes781/
Maagennis780/
MacInne's780/
Magginnes780/
Maygennis780/
Megginnis780/
McInnes7516,301/
MacNish75438/
McEnnis75120/
Macines75113/
MacKnis7595/
Magenni7592/
Makinis7590/
Maingni7521/
MacEnis7510/
Magnish753/
Magnuis753/
Maginne751/
Magniss751/
MacNnes751/
Magnise751/
Magneis751/
Maginna751/
Magnais751/
Maginny750/
Maguinness74170/
MacQuinnes741/
Maichinois741/
Magginness740/
Magni7128,615/
MacNeish71239/
Makinist71206/
McInness71170/
McKennis7199/
Meginnes7170/
Machines7161/
Macknish7142/
Maskinis7142/
Megennis7138/
Makinise7112/
MacIness7110/
Mackines718/
Maquinis714/
Maccines712/
Maguenni712/
Makainis712/
Magennes711/
Magennie711/
Machenis711/
Maschgni711/
Mangenni711/
Mokinnis711/
Maghnnie711/
Magcines711/
Magnitse711/
Mangnish711/
Maghenni711/
Maginney710/
Maguinne710/
MacKnois710/
Maghni674,390/
McNish672,123/
Magnes671,100/
Magnie67759/
Mangni67205/
Meginness67194/
Megnis67121/
Maagni6730/
Maknis6727/
MacKniesh6713/
Mognis6712/
Maqinishe6710/
Magniy679/
Maggni676/
MacJoines673/
Magnne673/
Magniz672/
Magnid672/
Macchiniz672/
MacCni671/
Mackenish671/
Magnih671/
Magnix671/
Maquinise671/
Mmagni671/
Macquinix671/
Makhinise671/
Maugni671/
Maigni671/
Magnna671/
Magenne's670/
Magnys670/
Magnit670/
MacKinich670/

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