McGeeney Surname

604,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 513 people bear this surname

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

McGeeney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGeeney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3971:912,99568,645
Ireland1041:45,2783,395
England911:612,28636,401
Northern Ireland731:25,2742,815
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1091:40,6413,695
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

McGeeney Last Name Facts

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

The surname McGeeney is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGeeney? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 604,614th most widely held family name globally, held by around 1 in 14,205,743 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 79 percent of McGeeney reside; 79 percent reside in North America and 77 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname McGeeney is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 397 people, or 1 in 912,995. In The United States it is most common in: Missouri, where 12 percent are found, Maryland, where 11 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 20 percent are found and England, where 18 percent are found.

McGeeney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McGeeney has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McGeeney last name rose 1,890 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 5 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it rose 1,138 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 257 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McGeeney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McGeeney last name are 11.25% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.02% registered to vote for the party.

McGeeney earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.89% more than the national average, earning $48,280 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mageeney882/
McGene866/
Mageney8017/
McGenee805/
Mangeney75266/
Mogene71725/
Magene71397/
Mogeny7139/
McGine7114/
Mageny711/
MacGuiney710/
Mongene67676/
Mangene67387/
Magenes67205/
Mogenet67176/
Makgene67164/
Magenyi67104/
Magener6747/
Mongeny6744/
Maguene6738/
McGoyne6737/
Mougene6712/
Mangeny6711/
Maugene6711/
Meigene677/
Mageena677/
Maccene676/
Magenyo676/
Magenay673/
Mogenes673/
Mogenez673/
Maghene673/
Maigene673/
Moghene673/
Magheny671/
Magenez671/
Maxeene671/
Moigene671/
Mogheneeye671/
Makcene671/
Mokgene671/
Magiene671/
Maugeny670/
Maginey670/
Maggene670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McGeeney
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