Mackarness Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Mackarness Surname Definition:

(? Scandinavian) An obscure name, prob. local [Old Norse nes, a promontory], Bardsley noted the occurrence of ‘William de Maukurneys’ in the Hundred Rolls (Lincs), and the same spelling is found in a Yorkshire roll of 1324-5. Guppy (‘The Homes of Family-Names,’ p.

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Mackarness Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:2,422,52489,093
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Australia41:6,748,925181,100

Mackarness Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(? Scandinavian) An obscure name, prob. local [Old Norse nes, a promontory], Bardsley noted the occurrence of ‘William de Maukurneys’ in the Hundred Rolls (Lincs), and the same spelling is found in a Yorkshire roll of 1324-5. Guppy (‘The Homes of Family-Names,’ p. 299) found that the name in the form Mackaness was peculiarly a Northamptonshire surname.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'son of the man who lived by the rock point on the promontory'. From mac - 'son of'; cairn - 'rock point' or 'stack'; and Ness - 'headland or promontory'.

- mackac
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Mackarness Political Affiliation
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Sample size: 5 (2014)

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Mackarness Last Name Facts

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

Mackarness is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mackarness? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,460,878th most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 48 percent of Mackarness live; 38 percent live in Northern Europe and 38 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 2,422,524. In England Mackarness is mostly concentrated in: Hampshire, where 52 percent reside, Somerset, where 17 percent reside and Devon, where 9 percent reside. Apart from England this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Ecuador, where 16 percent reside.

Mackarness Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mackarness surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Mackarness earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.44% more than the national average, earning $51,104 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mackerness90118/
Maskarnes8410/
Mascarnes845/
Mascarnhes802/
Mackerniss801/
Maukerness800/
Mascarnehes762/
Mascarnis7420/
Moskarnesh702/
Maskarnecz702/

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