MacInnes Surname

80,302nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,067 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

MacInnes Surname Definition:

Mac Aonghuis The Scottish form of MacGuinness.

Angus and Anguish are cognate

MacInnes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1,9611:2,730503
United States1,4491:250,14423,791
Canada1,2581:29,2893,840
England7701:72,3618,270
Australia2521:107,12611,994
New Zealand1341:33,7935,839
South Africa491:1,105,66765,349
Wales321:96,7047,743
France181:3,690,151224,666
Ireland171:276,9969,887
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Chile141:1,258,32022,898
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

MacInnes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mac Aonghuis The Scottish form of MacGuinness.

Angus and Anguish are cognate

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Celtic) an aspirated form of Mac Angus, Son of Angus, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Son of Angus” (Mac Aonghuis) in Gaelic.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Scottish) The son of Innes (islet), q.v.; the son of Angus (excellent strength).

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

MacInnes Last Name Facts

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

The surname MacInnes is carried by more people in Scotland than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name MacInnes? popularity and diffusion

The last name MacInnes is the 80,302nd most frequent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,201,178 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of MacInnes reside; 46 percent reside in Northern Europe and 46 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently held in Scotland, where it is borne by 1,961 people, or 1 in 2,730. In Scotland it is most numerous in: Highland, where 22 percent are found, Glasgow City, where 13 percent are found and Outer Hebrides, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Scotland this last name is found in 39 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Canada, where 21 percent are found.

MacInnes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of MacInnes has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 24,150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

MacInnes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the MacInnes last name are 0.3% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.53% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount MacInnes earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 13.33% less than the national average, earning R 205,968 per year; in United States they earn 20.82% more than the national average, earning $52,134 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.88% more than the national average, earning $54,097 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacInness9463/
MacGinnes946/
MacInnies944/
Machinnes942/
MacKinnes942/
MacInnese941/
Macinnnes941/
MacInne's940/
McInnes9316,301/
MacInne934/
MacNnes931/
MacQuinnes891/
MacInnis886,172/
Maginnes88185/
McInness88170/
MacIenne886/
MacInney882/
Maines866,378/
Mannes863,351/
Mainne867/
Maginness82614/
McKinnies82496/
MacGinnis82160/
Mayginnes8268/
MacKinnis8221/
Magginnes820/
McInnis8010,920/
Manness80401/
Mannies80111/
Mainess8042/
Maingne8028/
Mangnes8022/
MacNees8021/
MacNess8014/
Machnes8014/
Maignes8014/
Matinne8014/
Mainnie8013/
Mainese806/
Mainies805/
Maxinne804/
Mainner804/
Mainesh803/
Maineas802/
MacInni801/
Manneis801/
Mannesh801/
Mhaines801/
Mhainne801/
Mainets801/
Maineus801/
Mainnet801/
Manneus801/
Manneys800/
MacInny800/
MacKnes800/
MacGinniss781/
Machingnie781/
Magginness780/
Manne7741,676/
Maine7722,533/
Manes7711,381/
McKinnis752,926/
Maginnis752,345/
Mackness75743/
MacNeish75239/
McInniss7541/
Machness7511/
Machinni757/
Meinnies754/
Matsinne753/
Mazinnis752/
Mainnece752/
Mashinne752/
Magennes751/
Maizenes751/
Masingne751/
Matinnet751/
MacEnnis751/
Maitenne751/
Manneshe751/
Manniess751/
Maxcinny751/
Maisnest750/
Maggines750/
Makinnis750/
Manneh7131,022/
Maness7110,736/
Maynes714,385/
Manese713,416/
Manges712,497/
McNees711,788/
Mannie711,703/
Manney711,576/
Mainer711,417/
Maunes711,258/
Manesh711,213/
Mannis711,118/
Magnes711,100/
Manhes711,080/
Mainge71990/
Mainna71986/
Maigne71836/
Manies71734/
Maknes71631/
Mainey71499/
Mainez71469/
Mainje71436/
Manets71434/
McKinniss71403/
Meines71375/
Mainea71226/
McNess71213/
Maneus71184/
Manees71180/
Mainet71171/
Hmaine71170/
Maginniss71158/
Mainis71139/
Monnes71115/
Maneas71113/
Mangne7161/
Mhanne7155/
Magginnis7153/
Maanes7152/
Mainie7138/
Moines7132/
Mhaine7128/
Meanes7126/
Maneys7122/
Mainee7120/
Mannei7114/
MacKniesh7113/
Mainni7113/
Maneis7112/
Maanne719/
Mannys714/
Matnes713/
Mmanes713/
Mannhe713/
Mahnes713/
Maynne713/
Meanne713/
Manesz712/
Maiñes712/
Mainei712/
Mainep712/
Maijenese712/
Maineh712/
Mahannesh711/
Maisne711/
Maijeness711/
Mayginnis711/
Mmanne711/
Meinne711/
Masnes711/
Matchinni711/
Macnis711/
Mainés711/
Maimne711/
Mamnne711/
Mannès711/
Mannée711/
Mainys711/
Magenne's710/
Majinnise710/
Mamnes710/
Maitne710/
Mainny710/
Matnne710/
Mane67609,698/
Magness675,088/
McNeese674,185/
McNeish671,515/
Manesse671,088/
Mangesh67961/
McNease67773/
Maisner67586/
Mahanes67504/
MacNish67438/
Maneshe67381/
Monneus67352/
Maitner67322/
Maneesh67201/
Manhães67170/
Meinesz67167/
Masinna67166/
McEnnis67120/
Mangner67116/
McNiesh67103/
MacKnis6795/
Mahanne6795/
Maignet6771/
Mhaisne6766/
Machnis6740/
Monness6735/
Meangne6735/
Maneese6733/
Maijenesse6730/
Manetse6728/
Moinnet6727/
Maingni6721/
Mangnez6720/
Maigner6718/
Maggine6717/
Manesch6716/
Mahaine6715/
Mainois6715/
Mangney6714/
Mannays6714/
Matenne6714/
Mangnei6714/
Maknest6713/
Meanney679/
Monneis679/
Maignee679/
Mainish678/
Maxness678/
Mannieh678/
Mazinni678/
Maignez678/
M'Haine676/
Monnies676/
Maisene676/
Magnese676/
Mannios676/
Meijnes676/
Mannice675/
Mayness675/
Makhnes675/
Mainhed675/
Moiness674/
Macnice674/
Masenne674/
Monnest674/
Maidjenese674/
Macenni674/
Masinni674/
Manesth674/
Meinnis673/
Mhanneh673/
Mangnet673/
Meinges673/
Meiness673/
Mainise672/
Maheine672/
Meanner672/
Maneash672/
Mounnes672/
Macenna672/
Maingey672/
Mannish672/
Meanies671/
Mainnai671/
Mainnaj671/
MacHnez671/
Mannepp671/
McKnees671/
Meinner671/
Mganesh671/
Mhanesh671/
Moinese671/
H'Maine671/
Magneis671/
Meinies671/
Mainice671/
Mainnaa671/
Manhese671/
Massnes671/
Matnets671/
Macniez671/
Maaness671/
Maissengne671/
Manngis671/
Mangnea671/
Mangnee671/
Mangnej671/
Maynesh671/
Meaness671/
Mmanesh671/
Maannee671/
Maijnge671/
Manessh671/
Maniesh671/
Meinnie671/
Mahgine671/
Mahnned671/
Mosinne671/
Maxinny671/
Mathnes671/
Mahnees671/
Mahnets671/
Mahynes671/
Mahynne671/
Magnesh671/
Manhesh671/
Maunees670/
Mannist670/
Manheus670/
Maneess670/
Maaanes670/
Maunese670/
Maineit670/
MacEnny670/
Moinner670/
Mangess670/
Manneey670/
Maunney670/
Mainett670/
Mauness670/

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