Mckinneley Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Mckinneley 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.]

Mckinneley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:2,532,63991,802
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Mckinneley 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

Mckinneley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mckinneley is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mckinneley click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mckinneley? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mckinneley is the 4,116,508th most widespread surname on earth, held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname Mckinneley occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Mckinneley live; 96 percent live in Northern Europe and 96 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 2,532,639. In England Mckinneley is most numerous in: Lancashire, where 55 percent live, Merseyside, where 23 percent live and Surrey, where 9 percent live. Excluding England it exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent live.

Mckinneley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mckinneley has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Mckinneley surname expanded 733 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacKinnely901/
McNeeley781,889/
McNealey78368/
MacNeeley745/
McNeale7143/
Maknele713/
Moknele713/
Macnely712/
Maknely711/
MacNealley700/
Macnealy67148/
Macneely6747/
McNeille6727/
MacNeale6722/
MacNeily6717/
MacNeille6379/
MacNeilly6351/
Macneally636/
McNile633/
MacNeliiy631/
MacNeales630/
MacNeillie6041/
Makneli592/
Maknily591/
MacNeli591/
MacNelis5623/
MacNeela5623/
Macniles569/
MacNeilj561/
Macneali561/
MacNeila560/
MacNeilis531/
MacNeijlii501/

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