McGinness Surname

138,019th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,244 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

McGinness Surname Definition:

MACGINNIS: In Galloway this is a variant of Macnnes, which again is a side form of Macangus, which see. Patrick McGinnies in Baidlan Mylne, 1669 (Hunter, p. 62). Around Glasgow it is most probably a modern Irish importation.

McGinness Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3231:156,03115,955
Australia4721:57,1946,970
Scotland3011:17,7872,137
England1181:472,18730,747
Canada521:708,56956,910
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Wales141:221,03813,576
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
France111:6,038,429280,838
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1781:24,8872,693
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland641:58,4883,746
England421:580,36629,847
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7211:69,6517,535

McGinness Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACGINNIS: In Galloway this is a variant of Macnnes, which again is a side form of Macangus, which see. Patrick McGinnies in Baidlan Mylne, 1669 (Hunter, p. 62). Around Glasgow it is most probably a modern Irish importation.

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

(Celtic) Son of Angus, q.v. [Irish Mac Aenghusa, genit. Of Aengus]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

McGinness Last Name Facts

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

McGinness is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McGinness? popularity and diffusion

McGinness is the 138,019th most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 2,246,469 people. The surname McGinness occurs mostly in The Americas, where 63 percent of McGinness reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 63 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 2,323 people, or 1 in 156,031. In The United States it is mostly found in: Missouri, where 9 percent are found, New York, where 7 percent are found and Illinois, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 15 percent are found and Scotland, where 9 percent are found.

McGinness Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McGinness has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McGinness surname increased 322 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 470 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it increased 281 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McGinness Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the McGinness surname is predominantly Catholic (90%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McGinness last name are 4.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.78% being registered with the party.

The amount McGinness earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.27% more than the national average, earning $48,012 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.82% less than the national average, earning $49,277 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McGuinness9517,848/
McGainness951/
McGinneess951/
McGinnhess951/
McGiness9482/
Mginness941/
McGuinnness905/
McGguinness904/
Mc'guinness902/
McCguinness902/
McGuinnesse900/
McGuinnes89148/
McGinnies8955/
McKinness8933/
Mguinness898/
McGenness894/
McGinnest893/
McGinnyss891/
McGynness891/
McHinness890/
McGainess890/
McGainnes890/
McGinneis890/
McGinneys890/
McGinneas890/
McGinnnes890/
McGines8820/
McIness887/
McGinne882/
McGnnes881/
McGuinniss8423/
McQuinness847/
McGuenness841/
McCuinness841/
Mgguinness841/
Msguinness841/
McGuinnees841/
McGuinnest841/
McGuinneys840/
McGuinneas840/
McGuinnese840/
McKiness82185/
McKinnes82165/
McGinney82147/
McGinnie8261/
McGuinne8216/
McGoines829/
McEnness828/
McGiniss828/
McGaines821/
McGinnea821/
McGennes821/
McGineas820/
McGeness820/
McGinnys820/
McInes800/
McGhinnis78118/
McGuinnis7878/
McGinnett7840/
McGinnist7832/
McGenniss7826/
McCginnis786/
McCinniss782/
McGinnish782/
McKinneys782/
McGginnis781/
Mckenness781/
McQuiness781/
McKainess780/
McGenneis780/
McGuinney780/
McGinnice780/
McGinnais780/
McGuinner780/
McGoyness780/
McKeiness780/
McKines75100/
McGinis7567/
McNesse7515/
Mginnis758/
McGnnis754/
McNeess753/
McGinny752/
McIniss752/
McInees752/
McGenes751/
McCines751/
Mgnesse751/
McKness750/
McNeiss750/
McGinna750/
McInnez750/
McHines750/
McEnnes750/
McNiess750/
Mcguiññess741/
McQuinniss740/
McInnish71293/
McCinnis716/
McGinois716/
McKinest715/
Mguinnis714/
Mgginnis713/
Mcgenney713/
McGimnis713/
McKennes712/
McAinnis712/
Mccaines711/
McGinuis711/
McJinnis711/
McKinies711/
McKinnez711/
McNeesse711/
McNes711/
McQinnis711/
McCinney711/
Msginnis711/
Mc'innis711/
McKeness710/
McGuinny710/
McGinnit710/
McKineys710/
McKinesh710/
McCoines710/
McGeniss710/
McKiniss710/
McGennet710/
McGennie710/
McGinnix710/
McEinnis710/
McKinnish67593/
McInis67104/
McNiss6734/
McKennies6713/
McNese6711/
Mingne676/
McGnee675/
McNnis672/
McGuennis671/
Mcnesh671/
McNest671/
McCkinnis671/
McKinnice671/
McKnes671/
McNeis671/
McGennett670/
McCnne670/
McNeas670/
McQuinnis670/
McGney670/
McNies670/
McQuiniss670/
Mginny670/
McKenneys670/

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McGinness Reference & Research

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