McGuinness Surname

29,944th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,848 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ireland

McGuinness Surname Definition:

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

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McGuinness Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6,6261:8,4091,231
United States6,5481:55,3546,605
Ireland4,7091:1,000186
Australia2,3421:11,5271,690
Scotland1,7591:3,044550
Northern Ireland1,6781:1,100226
Canada6551:56,2536,650
New Zealand3861:11,7312,035
South Africa2271:238,66824,509
Wales1871:16,5481,793
Spain481:974,00136,812
Isle of Man361:2,384463
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
France291:2,290,439180,028
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
Belgium231:499,85448,667
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Singapore211:262,27211,611
India211:36,526,923420,161
Panama161:244,5166,353
Costa Rica151:318,6713,310
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Qatar121:196,50026,891
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
China51:273,464,31313,838
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2,6371:1,680326
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5731:42,5405,361
Scotland1101:34,0292,769
Wales71:224,0598,079
Isle of Man31:18,0901,402
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4841:103,75810,469

The alternate forms: Mcguiññess (1) are calculated separately.

McGuinness 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

User-submitted Reference

The origin of the name and variants come from MagAonghusa, which has the literal meaning 'son of Angus'.

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McGuinness Last Name Facts

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

The last name McGuinness is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Mcguiññess. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McGuinness? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 29,944th most commonly held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 408,312 people. The last name McGuinness occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of McGuinness live; 84 percent live in Northern Europe and 84 percent live in British Isles.

The surname McGuinness is most common in England, where it is borne by 6,626 people, or 1 in 8,409. In England it is most numerous in: Greater London, where 14 percent are found, Merseyside, where 12 percent are found and Greater Manchester, where 10 percent are found. Barring England this last name occurs in 66 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 37 percent are found and Ireland, where 26 percent are found.

McGuinness Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McGuinness has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 1,156 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 1,353 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 179 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,599 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 2,671 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McGuinness Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the McGuinness last name are 0.54% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.69% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount McGuinness earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 81.48% more than the national average, earning R 431,268 per year; in United States they earn 18.52% more than the national average, earning $51,140 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.95% more than the national average, earning $58,102 CAD per year.

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