Maginness Surname

527,543rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 614 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Maginness Surname Definition:

= Magennis, Mac Gennis, q.v.

Maginness Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2101:128,55114,024
United States1741:2,083,097132,570
New Zealand1171:38,7046,577
England661:844,21344,691
Northern Ireland321:57,6574,597
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1271:34,8813,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Maginness Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Magennis, Mac Gennis, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Maginness Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maginness is found most in Australia. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maginness? popularity and diffusion

Maginness is the 527,543rd most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 11,868,967 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 53 percent of Maginness live; 53 percent live in Australasia and 53 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name is most frequently held in Australia, where it is borne by 210 people, or 1 in 128,551. In Australia it is most common in: Victoria, where 47 percent live, New South Wales, where 37 percent live and Queensland, where 10 percent live. Outside of Australia it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent live and New Zealand, where 19 percent live.

Maginness Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Maginness has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 483 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Maginness Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (86%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Maginness surname are 31.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 78.72% being registered to vote for the party.

Maginness earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.04% more than the national average, earning $44,031 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maguinness95170/
Magginness950/
Maginess94217/
Maginnes94185/
MacGuinness90347/
Meginness89194/
Maginniss89158/
Mayginnes8968/
MacInness8963/
MacGinnes896/
Maguinnes891/
Maginnies890/
Magginnes890/
Magness885,088/
Magines889/
Maginne881/
MacGinniss841/
Maguenness840/
MacInnes826,067/
Maginnis822,345/
McGinnes821,211/
Magnesse82110/
Meginnes8270/
Megnness823/
Magennes821/
Maggness821/
Maginiss820/
Mageness820/
Maginney820/
Maginnie820/
Maguinne820/
Maggines820/
Maygines820/
Magnes801,100/
Magnne803/
McGinniss781,005/
MacGinnis78160/
Meginniss78104/
Magginnis7853/
Meginnies788/
Machinnes782/
Magenniss781/
Maguinnis781/
Maijeness781/
Mayginnis781/
Megenness781/
MacGinnea781/
MacGuinne781/
Macinnnes781/
MacInne's780/
Magenne's780/
Magginiss780/
Magenes75205/
Maingne7528/
Mangnes7522/
Maginis7514/
MacNess7514/
Maignes7514/
Maxness758/
Maginez758/
Magnese756/
MacInne754/
Magenne753/
Maginni751/
Magniss751/
Magnnet751/
Magnney751/
MacNnes751/
Megness751/
Majines751/
Magneis751/
Maginna751/
Magnesh751/
Maginny750/
Magnnis750/
Maijenesse7430/
Maigenesse7412/
McGinnis7136,999/
Magne7135,924/
MacInnis716,172/
Magennis711,861/
Meginnis71222/
Machines7161/
Magginni7113/
Magginis7112/
Machness7111/
Maugenne714/
Moginnis713/
MacInney712/
Mazinnis712/
Mageniss711/
Magennie711/
Maizenes711/
Mausness711/
Meisness711/
Maghnnie711/
Masingne711/
Majinneh711/
Maisnest710/
Magenney710/
Meigness710/
Maginuis710/
Maidjenesse7043/
Magner675,953/
Magnet671,939/
Maigne67836/
Magnie67759/
Magnee67534/
Magnez67364/
Magnée67357/
Magney67308/
Magnis67165/
Magnea67160/
Mangne6761/
Maagne6755/
Meagne6725/
Magnesová6712/
Maghne6711/
Mognes679/
Magneï679/
Magnei678/
Magneu678/
Megnes676/
Mahgne675/
Magnesova673/
Mmagne672/
Maygne672/
Magnèe672/
Maijenese672/
Maisne671/
MacGennis671/
Machinets671/
Mecginnis671/
Mhaagenes671/
Masnes671/
Magnge671/
Magnje671/
Magnni671/
Maigenese671/
Magnej671/
Magnna671/
Maagennis670/
Magnep670/
Magnys670/
Majinnise670/
Maugne670/
Maygennis670/
Megginnis670/

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