Mackinlay Surname
Approximately 1,838 people bear this surname
Mackinlay Surname Definition:
This name is the Gaelic form of Finlayson, both meaning 'son of Finlay,' which see. In Gaelic orthography the name is MacFhionnhigh. The name is distinctively a Scottish one, but is found also in the north of Ireland (Antrim) among the descendants of the settlers of the Scots Plantation of Ulster.
Read More About This SurnameMackinlay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 335 | 1:80,584 | 9,375 |
| England | 321 | 1:173,577 | 15,862 |
| United States | 246 | 1:1,473,410 | 100,696 |
| Canada | 243 | 1:151,628 | 15,427 |
| Scotland | 209 | 1:25,616 | 2,793 |
| New Zealand | 145 | 1:31,230 | 5,420 |
| Argentina | 143 | 1:298,905 | 23,873 |
| South Africa | 68 | 1:796,731 | 54,178 |
| Spain | 61 | 1:766,427 | 32,250 |
| Wales | 20 | 1:154,727 | 10,755 |
| Zimbabwe | 5 | 1:3,087,648 | 114,684 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
Mackinlay Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This name is the Gaelic form of Finlayson, both meaning 'son of Finlay,' which see. In Gaelic orthography the name is MacFhionnhigh. The name is distinctively a Scottish one, but is found also in the north of Ireland (Antrim) among the descendants of the settlers of the Scots Plantation of Ulster. Unlike most other Scottish surnames beginning with Mac this name is not a common one, occurring but sparingly in the public records of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries as M'Finlay (1663), Mclndlay (1667), Macinle (1605), M'Kandlay and M'Keandlay (1627), M'Kinla and Makldnla (1528), McUinlay and McUnlay (1718), McEnlea 1706. The name occurs most commonly in record in Glenlyon and in Ralquhidder. Gillaspyk M'Kynlay witnessed an instrument of sasine of Cragniche (Craignish) to Archibald, earl of Argyll in 1493 (OPS., II, p. 97). Sir John Finlosoun alias McAlan McKewilla (the attempt of a non-Gaelic scribe to write MacFhionnlaigh) was vicar of Kilmorich in 1511 (RMS., II). John MYnla attested a bond of manrent in Glenurquhay in 1561 (RRT., p. 204), Malcolm M'Inley in Balliwilling was enounced as a rebel in 1675 (HP., I), and Donald M'Kindlay appears in Innerchocheill in 1696 (Dunkeld), and six others of the name ere in the same record. John M'Keandla appears in Daill in 1661 (Caithness). William McKinley, twenty-fifth president of the United States, was descended from David McKinley, an Ulster Scot, born about 1730, and his wife Rachel Stewart. The Mackintoshes of Cams (on R. Shee), are also known as "alias Macinlies." Mclnlie here is = Mac Fhionnlaidh, though it occurs in RPC., XI, as McLeith, McCleich, McKinleiche, Mcllleich (Mackintosh, Mackintosh families in Glenshee and Gienislo, p. 75-76).
Usually the Scottish Mac Fhionn Laoich in Antrim; sometimes Irish Mac an Leagha (MacAlee) q.v. MIF 121
(Celtic) Son of Cinfaoladh = Learned or Skilful Leader [Irish Mac Cinfhaolaidh (fh mute)-mac, son + genit. of cinfaoladh-cinn, head, leader + faoladh, learned, etc.]
“Son of Finlay” in Gaelic (Macfhionnlaigh).
Kinlay, or Finlay, is a Gaelic personal name; and Finlayson and Mackinlay are therefore synonymous.
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Mackinlay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mackinlay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mackinlay is found in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mackinlay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mackinlay? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 221,865th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,964,932 people. The surname Mackinlay occurs mostly in Europe, where 34 percent of Mackinlay are found; 30 percent are found in Northern Europe and 30 percent are found in British Isles.
The surname is most prevalent in Australia, where it is held by 335 people, or 1 in 80,584. In Australia Mackinlay is most prevalent in: New South Wales, where 36 percent live, Victoria, where 24 percent live and Queensland, where 19 percent live. Apart from Australia it exists in 28 countries. It is also common in England, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.
Mackinlay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Mackinlay has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people carrying the Mackinlay surname contracted 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Mackinlay Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Mackinlay last name is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Mackinlay last name are 0.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.33% registered with the political party.
The amount Mackinlay earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 75.4% more than the national average, earning R 416,820 per year; in United States they earn 9.95% less than the national average, earning $38,856 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.12% more than the national average, earning $59,184 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKinlay | 94 | 7,299 | / |
| Makinlay | 94 | 21 | / |
| Mackinly | 94 | 6 | / |
| MacKinley | 89 | 365 | / |
| MacKenlay | 89 | 13 | / |
| MacInly | 88 | 0 | / |
| Mackinnley | 84 | 5 | / |
| MacKkinley | 84 | 1 | / |
| McKinley | 82 | 36,505 | / |
| Mackenly | 82 | 13 | / |
| Makinley | 82 | 3 | / |
| Makinnly | 82 | 1 | / |
| MacKinnelly | 80 | 0 | / |
| MacGinley | 78 | 319 | / |
| McKinnley | 78 | 140 | / |
| Macknelly | 78 | 29 | / |
| Mackenley | 78 | 28 | / |
| McKinlley | 78 | 4 | / |
| Maskinley | 78 | 3 | / |
| McCkinley | 78 | 2 | / |
| MacHinley | 78 | 1 | / |
| MacKinlee | 78 | 0 | / |
| McInley | 75 | 21 | / |
| Makenly | 75 | 12 | / |
| McKinle | 75 | 8 | / |
| Makinle | 75 | 2 | / |
| Makinli | 75 | 1 | / |
| MacNlly | 75 | 0 | / |
| McKenley | 71 | 345 | / |
| MacNelly | 71 | 67 | / |
| Makkinli | 71 | 15 | / |
| Mekinley | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mokinley | 71 | 1 | / |
| McKinnle | 71 | 1 | / |
| MacCinli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makkenla | 71 | 1 | / |
| McKanley | 71 | 0 | / |
| Maekkinli | 67 | 9 | / |
| McKennley | 67 | 7 | / |
| McKenlley | 67 | 2 | / |
| Macnli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mackenlie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meckenley | 67 | 1 | / |
| MacNelley | 67 | 1 | / |
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Mackinlay Reference & Research
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