Mawhinnie Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Mawhinnie 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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Mawhinnie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Scotland81:669,22723,443
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland151:249,5488,553

Mawhinnie 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

Mawhinnie Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mawhinnie occurs most in The United States. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mawhinnie? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,798,600th most widely held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Mawhinnie are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Mawhinnie is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 20,136,607. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 56 percent live, Oregon, where 17 percent live and Utah, where 17 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 30 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

Mawhinnie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mawhinnie has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people who held the Mawhinnie last name decreased 47 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mawhinnie Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Mawhinnie last name is predominantly Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.

Mawhinnie earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.46% less than the national average, earning $26,985 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mawhinniey951/
Mawhinney894,748/
Mawhinneu891/
Mawinie881/
Mahwhinney844/
Maawhinney841/
Mawhiney82244/
Mawhinny8215/
Maswinie822/
Mawhinez820/
Mawini80207/
Mawine80154/
Mewhinney78456/
Mowhinney782/
Mewhinnui781/
Mawhenney781/
Maywhinny780/
Mawinji7512/
Mahbini759/
Mahwine759/
Mawaini757/
Mahwini755/
Mavhine751/
Mabinie751/
Mawenie751/
Mavhini751/
Mawhiny750/
Mawiney750/
Mgawinje7185/
Mawinawe7169/
Mewhiney7158/
Mahwaini7154/
Mahwinye7130/
Mavinier713/
Mahavini712/
Mahuinji711/
Mahwinei711/
Mmaswini711/
Mabinyie711/
Mawineyi711/
Mowhiney710/
Mewhinny710/
Mawhenny710/
Maweni672,398/
Mabine67844/
Mawene67565/
Mavignier67243/
Mawuni67178/
Mavini6730/
Mavine6712/
Maiwoinna6710/
Mawune679/
Mowine672/
Mowini672/
Maywheney670/
Mewhenney670/

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