McGinnity Surname

325,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,141 people bear this surname

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

McGinnity 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]

McGinnity Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8371:433,04537,325
Ireland1851:25,4542,400
England1491:373,94726,392
Northern Ireland1201:15,3752,088
Australia961:281,20525,117
Canada511:722,46357,796
Scotland481:111,5387,348
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1051:42,1893,787
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:697,48245,119

McGinnity 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

McGinnity Last Name Facts

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

The last name McGinnity is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McGinnity? popularity and diffusion

The last name McGinnity is the 325,895th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 6,386,982 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of McGinnity are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name McGinnity is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 837 people, or 1 in 433,045. In The United States McGinnity is mostly found in: Wisconsin, where 11 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 10 percent reside and Minnesota, where 9 percent reside. Other than The United States McGinnity is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 16 percent reside and England, where 13 percent reside.

McGinnity Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McGinnity has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McGinnity surname grew 1,163 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 176 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it grew 552 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 4,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McGinnity Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States McGinnity are 5.97% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.2% being registered with the political party.

The amount McGinnity earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 27.95% more than the national average, earning $55,208 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.78% more than the national average, earning $52,060 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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