Mawhinney Surname
Approximately 4,748 people bear this surname
Mawhinney Surname Definition:
This Antrim name, alias Macwhinney and MacQueeney, is said to be an anglicized form of Mac Shuibhne. It is distinct from MacWeeney (q.v.) though that has sometimes been used synonymously with MacQueeney. SIF 153
Mawhinney Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,522 | 1:238,146 | 22,806 |
| Northern Ireland | 1,145 | 1:1,611 | 344 |
| Canada | 746 | 1:49,391 | 6,000 |
| England | 544 | 1:102,423 | 10,776 |
| Australia | 351 | 1:76,911 | 8,987 |
| New Zealand | 159 | 1:28,480 | 4,971 |
| Scotland | 141 | 1:37,970 | 3,633 |
| South Africa | 32 | 1:1,693,053 | 82,821 |
| Ireland | 30 | 1:156,965 | 7,012 |
| Mexico | 18 | 1:6,895,900 | 33,734 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Solomon Islands | 9 | 1:64,448 | 12,261 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 700 | 1:6,328 | 1,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 17 | 1:220,189 | 7,953 |
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 123 | 1:408,282 | 30,178 |
Mawhinney Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This Antrim name, alias Macwhinney and MacQueeney, is said to be an anglicized form of Mac Shuibhne. It is distinct from MacWeeney (q.v.) though that has sometimes been used synonymously with MacQueeney. SIF 153
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.
Mawhinney Demographics
Mawhinney Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Mawhinney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mawhinney Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mawhinney occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mawhinney.
How Common Is The Last Name Mawhinney? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mawhinney is the 99,646th most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,534,866 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Mawhinney are found; 44 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The last name Mawhinney is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,522 people, or 1 in 238,146. In The United States Mawhinney is most numerous in: Florida, where 10 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Maryland, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name is found in 27 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 24 percent are found and Canada, where 16 percent are found.
Mawhinney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Mawhinney has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mawhinney surname increased 1,237 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 5,440 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 829 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Mawhinney Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Mawhinney last name is predominantly Presbyterian (62%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Mawhinney surname are 14.22% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.99% being registered with the political party.
The amount Mawhinney earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 6.44% more than the national average, earning R 252,936 per year; in United States they earn 17.62% more than the national average, earning $50,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.81% more than the national average, earning $53,564 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahwhinney | 95 | 4 | / |
| Maawhinney | 95 | 1 | / |
| Mawhinniey | 95 | 1 | / |
| Mawhiney | 94 | 244 | / |
| Mawhinny | 94 | 15 | / |
| Mawinney | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mewhinney | 89 | 456 | / |
| Mawhinnie | 89 | 27 | / |
| Mahwinney | 89 | 4 | / |
| Mowhinney | 89 | 2 | / |
| Mawhinneu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mawhenney | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mawhanney | 89 | 0 | / |
| Maywhinny | 89 | 0 | / |
| Mawiney | 88 | 0 | / |
| Mawhiny | 88 | 0 | / |
| Mewhiney | 82 | 58 | / |
| Mawineyi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mawhenny | 82 | 0 | / |
| Mawhaney | 82 | 0 | / |
| Mowhiney | 82 | 0 | / |
| Mewhinny | 82 | 0 | / |
| Mawhinez | 82 | 0 | / |
| Mawine | 80 | 154 | / |
| Maywheney | 78 | 0 | / |
| Mewhenney | 78 | 0 | / |
| Mahwine | 75 | 9 | / |
| Mavhine | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mawinie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mawheny | 75 | 0 | / |
| Mawinawe | 71 | 69 | / |
| Mahwinye | 71 | 30 | / |
| Maiwanne | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mawounne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mowanney | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahwinei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mewhuney | 71 | 0 | / |
| Mawheeny | 71 | 0 | / |
| Movanney | 71 | 0 | / |
| Mewheney | 71 | 0 | / |
| Mabine | 67 | 844 | / |
| Mawene | 67 | 565 | / |
| Mawane | 67 | 393 | / |
| Mawina | 67 | 315 | / |
| Mawini | 67 | 207 | / |
| Mavine | 67 | 12 | / |
| Maiwoinna | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mawune | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mauvigney | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mowine | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mawoungne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mewhinnui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mavhiyane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maswiyane | 67 | 1 | / |
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