MacKendry Surname

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

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

MacKendry Surname Definition:

MACHENDRIE, Machendrick, Machendry, Machenry, Mackendrick, Mackenrick: These ere Highland border names meaning 'son of Henry,' in Gaelic MacEanrutg. The d is intrusive as in Henderson, which has the same meaning and is used as an Englishing of the name.

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MacKendry 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
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404

MacKendry Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACHENDRIE, Machendrick, Machendry, Machenry, Mackendrick, Mackenrick: These ere Highland border names meaning 'son of Henry,' in Gaelic MacEanrutg. The d is intrusive as in Henderson, which has the same meaning and is used as an Englishing of the name. John M'Henri , lord of Koylyan, charter witness, c. 137080 (Laing, 64). Gilcrist Makhenry, tenant of Hidderbrigende and Drumquharagan in 1480 appears again in 1483 as M'Henri (ER., IX, p. 561,594). John McKanrig, probably his son, was tenant of Coschamby, Stragartna, in 1499, and appears again as John McCanrig or McCanrik, tenant of Drumquhargane, Strathgartney, in 1502 (ibid., XII, p. 416,634). Euar Makanry held a merkland of John Culquhone of Lus in Kilmun in 1497 (RMS.,II, 2385), and Gilbert Makcanryk, a follower of the earl of Cassilis, was respited for murder in 1526 (RSS., I, 3386). Duncan McKinriche was tenant on lands in Strathdee in 1527 (Grant, III, p. 68), and Johnne M'Henry had a remission from Queen Mary for his part in assisting the English in burning the town of Dunnone and besieging the castle in 1546 (RSS.). In 1695 the earl of Argyll was retoured heir in a 'mercata terrae ab antiquo per Iver M'Canrie possessa' (Retours, Argyll, 93). Donald McCandrie and John McCandrie in Glaick and Duncan McHenrie in Knockbaine of Strathbren are in record in 1726 (HP., II, p. 332,338). The Henrys of Argyll and Bute are most probably originally Mackendricks. The names are also Englished Henry. McHenrik 1590, M'Kendrig 1669.

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)
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MacKendry Demographics

MacKendry Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 5 (1901)

Religious Adherence
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MacKendry Last Name Facts

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

MacKendry is borne by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name MacKendry? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most common surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name MacKendry occurs mostly in Oceania, where 75 percent of MacKendry reside; 75 percent reside in Australasia and 75 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most frequently held in Australia, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 8,998,567. In Australia it is most numerous in: New South Wales, where 100 percent live. Aside from Australia it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent live.

MacKendry Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

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McKendry943,161/
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McEndra750/
McEndree71640/
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