McKinley Surname

15,258th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,505 people bear this surname

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

McKinley 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.]

McKinley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States32,2891:11,2251,393
Canada2,4361:15,1252,227
England1,7081:32,6224,339
Australia1,4861:18,1672,535
Northern Ireland1,2251:1,506322
New Zealand5071:8,9321,540
Scotland4751:11,2711,527
Ireland2591:18,1811,956
Jamaica2431:11,8101,213
Iran1891:406,25725,944
South Africa1781:304,36929,195
Colombia341:1,405,12010,559
Costa Rica331:144,8512,103
Wales251:123,7819,267
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Singapore131:423,66918,211
France91:7,380,302306,885
Qatar91:262,00030,726
India81:95,883,173728,828
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Cook Islands31:6,0601,122
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,2341:3,590642
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4411:55,2736,578
Scotland2141:17,4921,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,0851:9,8761,270

McKinley (4,656) may also be a first name.

McKinley 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

McKinley Last Name Facts

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

McKinley is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McKinley? popularity and diffusion

McKinley is the 15,258th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 199,631 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of McKinley are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 100,468th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 4,656 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 32,289 people, or 1 in 11,225. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 10 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and Ohio, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The United States McKinley occurs in 73 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 7 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

McKinley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McKinley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McKinley surname increased 635 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 387 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 222 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 79 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McKinley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Anglican (42%) in Ireland.

In The United States McKinley are 15.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.82% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount McKinley earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 9.83% more than the national average, earning R 261,000 per year; in Colombia they earn 27.2% less than the national average, earning $16,527,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.14% less than the national average, earning $42,225 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.45% more than the national average, earning $51,398 CAD per year.

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McKinley 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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