MacKinson Surname

778,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 364 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

MacKinson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

MacKinson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2411:1,503,979102,346
Argentina501:854,86855,754
England461:1,211,26256,182
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:669,58243,760

MacKinson (128) may also be a first name.

MacKinson Last Name Facts

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

The last name MacKinson is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name MacKinson? popularity and diffusion

The last name MacKinson is the 778,856th most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 20,020,731 people. The last name MacKinson is primarily found in The Americas, where 82 percent of MacKinson are found; 66 percent are found in North America and 66 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 821,896th most frequently held given name in the world, borne by 128 people.

The surname MacKinson is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 241 people, or 1 in 1,503,979. In The United States it is most frequent in: Illinois, where 26 percent reside, New Jersey, where 15 percent reside and Florida, where 14 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 14 percent reside and England, where 13 percent reside.

MacKinson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of MacKinson has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 321 percent between 1880 and 2014.

MacKinson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the MacKinson last name is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the MacKinson last name are 30.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 77.42% being registered with the political party.

MacKinson earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.94% less than the national average, earning $40,584 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to MacKinson
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