Mawhinney Surname

99,646th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,748 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5221:238,14622,806
Northern Ireland1,1451:1,611344
Canada7461:49,3916,000
England5441:102,42310,776
Australia3511:76,9118,987
New Zealand1591:28,4804,971
Scotland1411:37,9703,633
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Ireland301:156,9657,012
Mexico181:6,895,90033,734
Wales121:257,87814,969
France91:7,380,302306,885
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
China31:455,773,85521,925
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland7001:6,3281,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland171:220,1897,953
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1231:408,28230,178

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

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

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

Mawhinney Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mawhinney is found most frequently in The United States. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Mawhinney click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mawhinney? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 99,646th most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,534,866 people. Mawhinney occurs mostly 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.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 1,522 people, or 1 in 238,146. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Florida, where 10 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Maryland, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 24 percent reside and Canada, where 16 percent reside.

Mawhinney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mawhinney has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mawhinney surname expanded 1,237 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 5,440 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 829 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Mawhinney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Mawhinney last name is predominantly Presbyterian (62%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Mawhinney last name are 14.22% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.99% registered to vote for the 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.

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