McGuiness Surname

118,110th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,894 people bear this surname

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

McGuiness Surname Definition:

(Irish) The son of Aonghus (one choice).

McGuiness Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4281:253,82324,088
Australia1,1301:23,8903,274
England9881:56,3956,824
Scotland2621:20,4342,370
Ireland2411:19,5392,033
Northern Ireland1791:10,3071,625
New Zealand601:75,47211,103
Canada521:708,56956,910
Wales261:119,0209,008
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
India51:153,413,076951,030
Isle of Man51:17,1643,455
Croatia51:845,72148,179
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland7821:5,665935
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8891:27,4193,736
Scotland2541:14,7371,656
Wales91:174,2686,522
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4311:116,51711,457

McGuiness Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) The son of Aonghus (one choice).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Contracted from Mac Aenghuis, 'Aenghus's Son', (aen, 'one', gus, 'strength') 'Duneath McAonguis', ad. 620.

'Domhnall Mac Aenghusa, Lord of Ui-Ethach', A.D, 957.

'The river called Banthelasse issuing out of the desert mountaines of Mourne, passeth the country of Eaugh, which belongeth to the family of Mac GYNNIS.'

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

McGuiness Last Name Facts

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

The surname McGuiness is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGuiness? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 118,110th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,871,481 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 44 percent of McGuiness reside; 44 percent reside in Northern Europe and 44 percent reside in British Isles.

McGuiness is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,428 people, or 1 in 253,823. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 15 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 10 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name exists in 32 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 29 percent are found and England, where 25 percent are found.

McGuiness Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McGuiness has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McGuiness last name expanded 331 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 111 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 103 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 69 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 289 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McGuiness Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (96%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McGuiness last name are 4.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.5% registered to vote for the party.

The amount McGuiness earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.74% more than the national average, earning $48,648 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.91% more than the national average, earning $51,624 CAD per year.

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