MacGivney Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

MacGivney Surname Definition:

Variants of this Co. Cavan name, also seldom found elsewhere, are MacEvinney, MacAvinue, MacGivena, Magivney etc. In the Annals of Loch Cé it appears as Mac Dhuibhne, in the person of Mathew MacGivney, Bishop of Kilmore, from 1286 to 1307, who they state, died in 1314.

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MacGivney Surname Distribution Map

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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494

MacGivney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Variants of this Co. Cavan name, also seldom found elsewhere, are MacEvinney, MacAvinue, MacGivena, Magivney etc. In the Annals of Loch Cé it appears as Mac Dhuibhne, in the person of Mathew MacGivney, Bishop of Kilmore, from 1286 to 1307, who they state, died in 1314. The Four Masters give his name as Maguibhne; later they mention two other ecclesiastics as MacDhuibhne, John, archdeacon of Drumlahan, 1343, and Farsithe (d. 1464) as Bishop of Kilmore, though the Handbook of British Chronology points out that he died without provision or consecration. MacDuibhne is the form used in Irish today. As Mac Avynny it is given in the “census” of 1659 as a principal Irish name in Co. Ferrnanagh. A notable modern member of the sept was Michael Joseph MacGivney (1852-1890) of Connecticut, son of an Irish exile, who founded the Knights of Columbus in 1882.

— Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Mac Dhuibhne This sept was located in the eastern part of the diocese of Kilmore, especially Co. Cavan, where the variants MacAvinna, MacAvinue and MacEvinney are also found. SIF 79

— A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght
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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacGiveney951/
McGivney941,371/
Magivney945/
Magivny880/
Magevney8229/
Magibney820/
Megivney820/
MacGibeny7826/
McAvinney6787/
MacSuibhne6382/
Maghevna591/
Magaibeni561/
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