MacNeish Surname

1,048,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

MacNeish Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Son of Angus, q.v. [Gaelic Mac Naois, a Dialectal form of Mac Angus]

MacNeish Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States921:3,939,771214,590
Canada751:491,27542,011
Scotland451:118,9747,657
England201:2,785,90397,972
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

MacNeish Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Son of Angus, q.v. [Gaelic Mac Naois, a Dialectal form of Mac Angus]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

MacNeish Last Name Facts

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

The surname MacNeish is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name MacNeish? popularity and diffusion

The last name MacNeish is the 1,048,281st most numerous family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 30,491,824 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 70 percent of MacNeish reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 69 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 92 people, or 1 in 3,939,771. In The United States MacNeish is most numerous in: Maryland, where 37 percent live, Texas, where 13 percent live and Virginia, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 31 percent live and Scotland, where 19 percent live.

MacNeish Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States MacNeish are 5.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.63% registered with the political party.

The amount MacNeish earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 21.18% more than the national average, earning $52,289 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.58% less than the national average, earning $46,910 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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McNeish931,515/
MacNish93438/
Macknish8842/
MacNeith885/
MacHnish881/
McNish862,123/
Macnis861/
MacKniesh8213/
Machnisch821/
McNiesh80103/
MacKnis8095/
Machnis8040/
MacNees8021/
MacNess8014/
Machnes8014/
MacNeic801/
MacNnes801/
Macnich801/
Maqnish801/
MacKnes800/
Machnitsch786/
Macni77247/
Macne779/
McNei771/
MacInnis756,172/
MacInnes756,067/
Mackness75743/
MacNeice7598/
Machnich7548/
Mashnish7514/
Machnizh7513/
Machness7511/
MacNoyes751/
MacEnnis751/
Machnist751/
MacKnois750/
McNees711,788/
Maknes71631/
Macnee71336/
McNess71213/
Macner71191/
MacGinnis71160/
McNash7180/
MacInness7163/
Maznis7151/
Macnas7140/
MacNie7135/
Macnea7129/
Maknis7127/
MacNae7123/
MacKinnis7121/
Macnoe7117/
Macney7111/
MacKne717/
MacGinnes716/
Maacni713/
Machinnes712/
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MacNhi712/
McNeio712/
MacCni711/
Macnet711/
Masnes711/
Macinnnes711/
Majnis711/
MacInne's710/
McInnes6716,301/
McInnis6710,920/
McNeese674,185/
McNeice671,591/
McNease67773/
MacKney67769/
McEnnis67120/
Makhnis6783/
Machnij6772/
Makhnei6752/
MacNett6726/
MacKnee6724/
Machnič6717/
MacNitt6716/
Maqnise6716/
Mocknis6714/
MacNeer6713/
Maknest6713/
MacKnie6710/
Maxness678/
MacKnic676/
McNe675/
Makhnes675/
Macnice674/
Macenni674/
MacInne674/
Macnach673/
Maznijs673/
Macnath672/
MacQuinnes671/
Mascner671/
Matcner671/
MacInni671/
MacNaio671/
MacNaus671/
MacNuye671/
MacGinniss671/
MacHnez671/
McKnees671/
McNi671/
MacNoye671/
Massnes671/
Maskneh671/
Masnijs671/
Machnatsch671/
Machniś671/
Macniez671/
Maqnieh671/
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Moqnesh671/
Mocnich671/
Meknesh671/
Macnats671/
Masnash671/
Makneiy671/
Meaknis670/

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  • 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 MacNeish
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