McGinn Surname

43,197th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,051 people bear this surname

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

McGinn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGinn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,6921:41,7005,115
England1,6551:33,6674,452
Canada1,2651:29,1273,821
Scotland9551:5,606923
Ireland7861:5,991926
Northern Ireland6051:3,050617
Australia5971:45,2195,675
New Zealand1071:42,3217,058
South Africa721:752,46852,376
Thailand471:1,502,944203,155
Wales381:81,4356,830
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
France151:4,428,181244,602
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Norway61:857,04855,549
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Swaziland41:324,550996
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland9061:4,889824
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland3501:10,6951,338
England2661:91,6379,460
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5431:32,5463,919

McGinn (25) may also be a first name.

McGinn Last Name Facts

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

McGinn is found most in The United States. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGinn? popularity and diffusion

The surname McGinn is the 43,197th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 604,725 people. The surname McGinn is primarily found in The Americas, where 78 percent of McGinn reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently held forename worldwide It is held by 25 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 8,692 people, or 1 in 41,700. In The United States it is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 8 percent reside, New York, where 8 percent reside and Illinois, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 48 countries. It is also found in England, where 14 percent reside and Canada, where 10 percent reside.

McGinn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McGinn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McGinn last name grew 563 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 622 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 273 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 13 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McGinn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McGinn last name are 9.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.22% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McGinn earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 83.46% more than the national average, earning R 435,960 per year; in United States they earn 12.53% more than the national average, earning $48,555 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.83% more than the national average, earning $52,580 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacGinn9255/
McGin9116/
McGann838,731/
Maginn831,641/
Macgin834/
Moginn832/
MacGuinne801/
MacGing7718/
MacGuin771/
Manginn771/
MacGenn771/
Maginne771/
Magginn771/
Maginng770/
Moguinn770/
Maguinn770/
Magin736,758/
Mogin73660/
McGan73170/
McGen730/
Maunginn711/
Maguinne710/
Mangin6713,619/
Mougin674,776/
Mongin672,690/
Maguin671,144/
Maugin67762/
McGhan67634/
Maging67151/
Maggin67133/
Maghin67122/
Meugin6780/
Moogin6765/
Magien6751/
Magsin6751/
Moigin6750/
Moguin6733/
Maigin6720/
Mosgin677/
Masgin677/
Magzin677/
McGene676/
Meagin676/
MacCin675/
Magnne673/
Magind672/
Majgin672/
Makgin671/
Maignn671/
Mogsin671/
MacXin671/
Moggin671/
Maygin670/
Mogint670/
Maagin670/

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McGinn Reference & Research

McGinn DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

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

McGinnis 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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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 McGinn
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis