MacNish Surname

679,794th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 438 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Scotland

MacNish Surname Definition:

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

MacNish Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1941:139,15314,991
United States1281:2,831,710167,846
England571:977,51048,999
Scotland391:137,2778,372
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

MacNish 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

MacNish Last Name Facts

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

The last name MacNish occurs more in Australia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name MacNish? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 679,794th most frequent surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 16,638,233 people. The last name MacNish occurs mostly in Oceania, where 46 percent of MacNish are found; 46 percent are found in Australasia and 46 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most commonly held in Australia, where it is borne by 194 people, or 1 in 139,153. In Australia it is most frequent in: Western Australia, where 68 percent are found, Queensland, where 20 percent are found and Victoria, where 10 percent are found. Beside Australia this last name exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent are found and England, where 13 percent are found.

MacNish Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of MacNish has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the MacNish surname increased 1,829 percent between 1880 and 2014.

MacNish Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the MacNish last name are 14.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.54% registered with the political party.

MacNish earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.98% more than the national average, earning $53,498 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacNeish93239/
Macknish9342/
MacHnish931/
McNish922,123/
Macnis921/
MacKniesh8813/
Machnisch881/
McNeish861,515/
McNiesh86103/
MacKnis8695/
Machnis8640/
Maqnish861/
Macnich861/
Macni83247/
Machnitsch826/
MacInnis806,172/
Machnich8048/
Mashnish8014/
Machnizh8013/
MacNeith805/
Machnist801/
MacEnnis801/
MacKnois800/
McNash7780/
Maznis7751/
MacNie7735/
Maknis7727/
Maacni773/
MacNhi772/
MacCni771/
Majnis771/
MacGinnis75160/
MacKinnis7521/
McNi731/
McInnis7110,920/
McEnnis71120/
Makhnis7183/
Machnij7172/
MacNees7121/
Majnich7120/
Machnič7117/
Maqnise7116/
MacNitt7116/
Mocknis7114/
Machnes7114/
MacNess7114/
MacKnie7110/
MacKnic716/
Macenni714/
Macnice714/
Maznijs713/
Maznich713/
MacGinniss711/
Mocnich711/
Majnisz711/
Maqnieh711/
Macniez711/
Machniś711/
Masnijs711/
MacInni711/
MacNeic711/
MacNnes711/
MacKnes710/
Meaknis710/
MacInnes676,067/
McKinnis672,926/
Maginnis672,345/
Magennis671,861/
Makni671,293/
Mackness67743/
Macna67191/
Mashnich67132/
McKennis6799/
MacNeice6798/
Makhnist6774/
Machnicz6763/
McInniss6741/
Maqni6724/
Machness6711/
Macne679/
Machinni677/
Makhnich673/
Mocni672/
Mazinnis672/
MacKnicz671/
Moknisht671/
McNei671/
Makinnis670/
Majennis670/

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