McConkey Surname

106,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,408 people bear this surname

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

McConkey Surname Definition:

MACCONKEY: A form of Macconachie, which see.

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McConkey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,5261:102,79611,347
Canada8941:41,2145,139
England4891:113,94311,682
Northern Ireland4691:3,934781
Australia2001:134,97914,603
Ireland1651:28,5392,576
Scotland721:74,3595,625
Wales651:47,6084,483
New Zealand491:92,41512,718
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Guam121:13,3432,098
France101:6,642,272293,169
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
China21:683,660,78330,601
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Belize11:355,4743,977
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4791:9,2481,358
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England841:290,18319,896
Scotland391:95,9804,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7501:66,9587,267

McConkey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACCONKEY: A form of Macconachie, which see.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Celtic) Son of Donchadh or Duncan: v. Duncan [Gaelic Mac Dhonnchaidh (dh mute]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

User-submitted Reference

The ancient Dalriadan clans of Scotland spawned the surname McConkey. The surname McConkey was first found in Atholl. Later on, some McConkey families moved to Ireland. The McConkey family had a motto, "Virtutis Gloria Merces".

- mikeydino

McConkey Last Name Facts

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

The surname McConkey is found most frequently in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McConkey? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 106,123rd most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,653,255 people. McConkey is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of McConkey live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name McConkey is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 3,526 people, or 1 in 102,796. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Tennessee, where 10 percent live, Illinois, where 7 percent live and Ohio, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States this last name exists in 32 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 20 percent live and England, where 11 percent live.

McConkey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McConkey has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 470 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 582 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 66 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 185 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McConkey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the McConkey last name is predominantly Presbyterian (43%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McConkey surname are 16.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.54% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McConkey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 64.67% more than the national average, earning R 391,308 per year; in United States they earn 1.74% less than the national average, earning $42,399 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.76% more than the national average, earning $55,524 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacConkey9454/
McConke930/
MacOnkey889/
MacComkey821/
MacOnky800/
MacComky750/
Makonke6775/
MacConchie6732/
Mokanke6719/
Maconka672/
Mokonke671/
MacOmky670/

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McConkey Reference & Research

McConkey Y-DNA FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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