Macnee Surname

825,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 336 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Macnee Surname Definition:

It. Mac niadh, a variant of Mac neidhe, 'son of Nia, ' i. e. the champion. Macnia, king of Ard of the Ui Echadh, a district in the baronies of Upper and Lower Iveagh, county Down, d. 702. Macnia comarb of Buite, quievit 1037 (Chron. Scot.

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Macnee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland731:73,3405,569
Australia681:396,99632,204
United States681:5,330,278267,385
New Zealand641:70,75510,593
England381:1,466,26563,675
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Macnee Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

It. Mac niadh, a variant of Mac neidhe, 'son of Nia, ' i. e. the champion. Macnia, king of Ard of the Ui Echadh, a district in the baronies of Upper and Lower Iveagh, county Down, d. 702. Macnia comarb of Buite, quievit 1037 (Chron. Scot. ). Maknee is recorded in 1594 (BBT., p. 285). Donald McNie and Gillemoire McNie in Balquhidder were fined for reset of Clan Gregor, 1613 (RPC., XIV, p. 638). The Dean of Lismore has M'onee; M'Knie 1594; M'Kne 1480 (Menteith and Breadalbane). = 1667 M'Ilnaey and M'Knae. In fifteenth-century documents, as ER. we have M'Knee.

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

Macnee Last Name Facts

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

The last name Macnee occurs in Scotland more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Macnee? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 825,152nd most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 21,689,125 people. This last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 39 percent of Macnee are found; 39 percent are found in Australasia and 39 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most prevalent in Scotland, where it is carried by 73 people, or 1 in 73,340. In Scotland Macnee is most common in: City of Edinburgh, where 15 percent reside, South Ayrshire, where 12 percent reside and Stirlingshire, where 10 percent reside. Besides Scotland Macnee occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 20 percent reside.

Macnee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Macnee has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Macnee last name grew 6,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Macnee Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Macnee last name are 22.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.23% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Macnee earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 18.73% more than the national average, earning $51,231 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.12% more than the national average, earning $61,168 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacHnee9238/
MacKnee9224/
MacNees9221/
MacNeer9213/
McNee912,952/
Macne919/
MacKneer8668/
MacKneey861/
Macner83191/
Machne8384/
MacNie8335/
Macnea8329/
McKnee8326/
MacNae8323/
Macnoe8317/
Macney8311/
MacKne837/
Maznee831/
Macnet831/
Matchneer8018/
McNe805/
Machner77977/
MacKney77769/
MacHney7732/
MacNett7726/
MacNess7714/
Machnes7714/
MacKnie7710/
MacInne774/
Majneed772/
Maichne771/
Mascner771/
Matcner771/
Massnee771/
MacNnes771/
MacNuye771/
MacHneh771/
MacHnez771/
MacNoye771/
Maczner771/
Mazneed771/
MacHnea770/
MacKenneer750/
Masne732,892/
McNea73302/
McNey73298/
Macni73247/
Makne73232/
Macna73191/
Mazne735/
Majne731/
McNei731/
MacNeish71239/
Maschner71211/
Mauckner7167/
Matchner7147/
Mauchner7127/
Machness7111/
MacKnett7110/
MacNeith715/
MacInney712/
Mackinne711/
MacNoyes711/
Matchgne711/
Macnejad711/
Maichner711/
MacHneth710/
MacKinney67709/
Masner67427/
Mackenney67391/
Masney67166/
MacNay67157/
Mackennie67132/
Mazner6745/
Matschner6743/
Mhasne6738/
Masnei6736/
Maßner6735/
Machni6731/
Mashne6723/
MacHny6722/
Makhne6718/
Masneh6717/
Masnet6714/
Mazneh6712/
Makney6710/
Maischner6710/
Mocnej678/
McKnie676/
Masnie675/
Mahsne674/
Machný674/
Maacni673/
Mhajne673/
Maznet672/
MacKinnes672/
MacNhi672/
McNeio672/
Maznie672/
Maisne671/
Mazschner671/
Mauzne671/
MacKnowed671/
Madsne671/
MacCni671/
Maqner671/
Madjne671/
Masnes671/
Massne671/
Matzne671/
MacGinnea671/
Machné671/
Macnis671/
Mackynney671/
Maknea671/
Maşner671/
Moucne671/
Mokcne671/
Maknie671/
Maxney670/
Mackny670/
Mocney670/
MacKna670/

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