McGinity Surname

542,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 592 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

McGinity Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Son of Finnachta [Irish Mac Fhinnaichta (fh mute) = the Fair [Irish fi(o)nn + the double suff. or the Old [Irish fi(o)nnach + the adj. suff. -ta]

McGinity Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4531:800,13061,707
New Zealand561:80,86311,672
England451:1,238,17956,985
Australia341:793,99150,673
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1581:28,0372,919
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1511:332,57425,759

McGinity Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Son of Finnachta [Irish Mac Fhinnaichta (fh mute) = the Fair [Irish fi(o)nn + the double suff. or the Old [Irish fi(o)nnach + the adj. suff. -ta]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Celtic) Son of Finnachta

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

McGinity Last Name Facts

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

The surname McGinity occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGinity? popularity and diffusion

McGinity is the 542,091st most widely held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 12,310,044 people. The surname McGinity is predominantly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of McGinity live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name McGinity is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 453 people, or 1 in 800,130. In The United States McGinity is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 11 percent are found, Texas, where 11 percent are found and Louisiana, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 9 percent are found and England, where 8 percent are found.

McGinity Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McGinity has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McGinity surname expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 155 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McGinity Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McGinity surname are 7.19% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.42% being registered with the political party.

The amount McGinity earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.56% more than the national average, earning $46,843 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.54% more than the national average, earning $64,358 CAD per year.

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