McKinlay Surname

68,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,299 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

McKinlay Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Son of Cinfaoladh = Learned or Skilful Leader [Irish Mac Cinfhaolaidh (fh mute)-mac, son + genit. of cinfaoladh-cinn, head, leader + faoladh, learned, etc.]

McKinlay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2,3501:2,278422
England1,6241:34,3094,529
Australia1,4231:18,9712,629
Canada1,3101:28,1263,719
United States1,2751:284,28226,458
New Zealand5801:7,8071,323
South Africa1381:392,59234,819
Wales471:65,8415,810
Northern Ireland381:48,5544,148
Thailand311:2,278,656255,572
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Isle of Man191:4,517958
United Arab Emirates151:610,81823,687
France121:5,535,227269,324
Peru111:2,889,46628,985
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1281:34,6083,324
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2,3571:1,588293
England2241:108,81910,728
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1601:313,86724,665

McKinlay (12) may also be a first name.

McKinlay Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Son of Cinfaoladh = Learned or Skilful Leader [Irish Mac Cinfhaolaidh (fh mute)-mac, son + genit. of cinfaoladh-cinn, head, leader + faoladh, learned, etc.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Scottish) The son of Finlay (fair hero).

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

Probably contracted from Mac Cinfaolaidh, 'Cin- faoladh’s Son, ' a name which may be translated ‘Wolf- head’ (cean, ‘head’; faol, ‘wolf'). McBain, however, derives Mac Kinlay from Mac Fhion-nlaigh, which he thinks is from fionnlaoch, 'fair hero'.

'The first year of Ceannfaoladh, son of Blathmac, in the Sovereignty of Ireland, a.d. 670.’

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

McKinlay Last Name Facts

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

McKinlay is found most in Scotland. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McKinlay? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 68,059th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 998,431 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of McKinlay are found; 56 percent are found in Northern Europe and 56 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 3,306,491st most common first name globally. It is borne by 12 people.

The surname McKinlay is most commonly occurring in Scotland, where it is borne by 2,350 people, or 1 in 2,278. In Scotland McKinlay is mostly concentrated in: Glasgow City, where 16 percent reside, City of Edinburgh, where 8 percent reside and South Lanarkshire, where 8 percent reside. Barring Scotland this last name occurs in 40 countries. It also occurs in England, where 22 percent reside and Australia, where 19 percent reside.

McKinlay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McKinlay has changed through the years. In England it rose 725 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 797 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,567 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McKinlay Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Presbyterian (55%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McKinlay last name are 18.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.54% registered to vote for the party.

The amount McKinlay earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 27.15% less than the national average, earning 252,125 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 65.58% more than the national average, earning R 393,480 per year; in United States they earn 7.1% more than the national average, earning $46,213 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.62% more than the national average, earning $52,476 CAD per year.

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McKinlay Reference & Research

MacKinlay DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

MacKinlay FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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