McGinniss Surname

360,343rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,005 people bear this surname

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

McGinniss 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.

McGinniss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6861:528,36644,010
Australia1861:145,13815,497
Scotland551:97,3426,721
New Zealand501:90,56612,574
England281:1,989,93178,001
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland641:69,2175,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5201:96,5749,827

McGinniss 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)

McGinniss Last Name Facts

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

McGinniss is found most in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McGinniss? popularity and diffusion

The surname McGinniss is the 360,343rd most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 7,251,289 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 66 percent of McGinniss reside; 66 percent reside in North America and 66 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

McGinniss is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 686 people, or 1 in 528,366. In The United States it is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 18 percent are found, New Jersey, where 12 percent are found and New York, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 19 percent are found and Scotland, where 5 percent are found.

McGinniss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McGinniss has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McGinniss last name expanded 132 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 2,750 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it expanded 311 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McGinniss Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (94%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McGinniss last name are 17.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.58% registered with the political party.

McGinniss earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.23% more than the national average, earning $47,563 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacGinniss951/
McGinnis9436,999/
MacGinnis89160/
Maginniss89158/
Maginnis822,345/
McGinnes821,211/
McGennis82124/
Moginnis823/
Mcgannis821/
MacGuinness80347/
Maginness78614/
Magginnis7853/
MacGinnes786/
Magenniss781/
MacGennis781/
Mayginnis781/
Maguinnis781/
Maginnies780/
Magniss751/
Magnnis750/
Maguinness74170/
Magginness740/
Magennis711,861/
Maginnes71185/
Magnis67165/
Mayginnes6768/
Mognis6712/
Maguinnes671/
Maagennis670/
Maygennis670/
Magginnes670/

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