Mahwhinney Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Mahwhinney Surname Definition:

There is no doubt that MacWeeney is Mac Mhaonaigh, the earlier form of which was Mac Maenaigh, the name of a sept of Moylurg in the modern Co. Roscommon. This is close to north Leitrim where the MacWeeneys (excepting those who have migrated to Dublin) are mainly to be found to-day.

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Mahwhinney Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Mahwhinney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

There is no doubt that MacWeeney is Mac Mhaonaigh, the earlier form of which was Mac Maenaigh, the name of a sept of Moylurg in the modern Co. Roscommon. This is close to north Leitrim where the MacWeeneys (excepting those who have migrated to Dublin) are mainly to be found to-day. However some confusion must arise from the fact that the Ulster name usually spelt Mawhinney is also Mac Whinney, for which many synonyms have been recorded by local registrars: among these are MacQuinney and MacWeeny. The latter is very rare in Ulster and is normally a variant spelling of the Connacht MacWeeney. Some of the synonyms of Mawhinney are interesting. In the Lisburn area it has been made Mawhannon: this in turn was called Bohannon and in Co. Antrim became Buchanan, which of course is the name of a well known Scottish clan. The Buchanans of Omagh are of Scottish origin.

It has been suggested that the Irish form of Mawhinney is Mac Shuibhne, and its synonym MacQueeney gives phonetic corroboration of this. Mac Shuibhne is a variant of Mac Suibhne (MacSweeney). The “census” of 1659-60 records 15 families of MacWynny and Mac A Vynny in Co. Fermanagh; both of which can be equated with the modern Mawhinney and not with MacWeeney.

— Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght
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Mahwhinney Last Name Facts

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

Mahwhinney is found most frequently in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mahwhinney click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahwhinney? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mahwhinney is the 8,968,613th most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Mahwhinney are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 50 percent reside and New Jersey, where 50 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 25 percent reside and South Africa, where 25 percent reside.

Mahwhinney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mahwhinney has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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Mawhinney954,748/
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