McKinney Surname

5,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110,048 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

McKinney Surname Definition:

(Irish) The son of Cionaodh (fire sprung).

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McKinney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States106,8761:3,391354
Northern Ireland2,0981:879164
Canada1,8651:19,7562,755
England1,4001:39,7995,138
Bahamas1,2611:31169
Scotland7181:7,4571,129
Australia5791:46,6255,835
Ireland4691:10,0401,316
New Zealand3871:11,7012,029
Dominican Republic3001:34,7761,950
Germany621:1,298,47582,291
South Africa531:1,022,22162,590
Thailand511:1,385,066192,885
Wales451:68,7676,014
Mexico421:2,955,38622,751
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Bermuda101:6,5281,005
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
France91:7,380,302306,885
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Guam81:20,0153,029
Denmark71:806,38843,211
South Korea71:7,320,0371,243
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Costa Rica61:796,6785,462
Jamaica61:478,32410,136
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
China41:341,830,39216,990
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Belize11:355,4743,977
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,2361:3,584641
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1631:22,9652,162
England1211:201,44915,997
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States13,3261:3,768457

McKinney (285) may also be a first name.

McKinney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) The son of Cionaodh (fire sprung).

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

User-submitted Reference

McKinney is Not Irish. It is a rendering in English of the Scots Gaelic name MacKenzie. In fact it is a much better rendering of the name than MacKenzie is. Gaelic was not spelled. When it came to be printed or spelled, the original name had a yogh, for which there was no typeset character. The MacKenzie chiefs, wanting to suck up to, and imitate English let the naming travesty slide, leaving the z which has no sound in Gaelic, as there is no z in Gaelic. Same thing happened to Menzies.

There are more McKinneys in Northern Ireland than in Ireland. This is because after all of the Stewart inspired uprisings lots of MacKenzies had to move to Northern Ireland to escape reprisals. There are few McKinneys in Scotland because they are all called MacKenzie. McKinney is not a sept of anything. It equals MacKenzie. It is not related to Mac Kinnon, either, but some Mac Kinnons changed their name to McKinney because it is more common.

MacKenzie/McKinney means literally, 'Son of Kenneth' where Kenneth is the 'fair one' i.e. having Celtic, or light hair. None of the authors that write name origin books for Gaelic names know a word of the language.It comes from Ceanneach. Mac is a leniter, changing the sound and spelling, hence Mac Coinnich, pronounced something like Muh Cone Yeek.

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McKinney Last Name Facts

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

McKinney occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McKinney? popularity and diffusion

McKinney is the 5,145th most widely held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 66,222 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of McKinney live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America. McKinney is also the 524,196th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 285 people.

The surname McKinney is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 106,876 people, or 1 in 3,391. In The United States McKinney is most common in: Texas, where 11 percent reside, California, where 6 percent reside and North Carolina, where 6 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 87 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

McKinney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McKinney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McKinney surname rose 802 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,157 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 440 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 62 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 4,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McKinney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the McKinney surname is chiefly Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McKinney surname are 15.22% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.99% registered with the party.

The amount McKinney earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.02% more than the national average, earning R 392,160 per year; in United States they earn 8.24% less than the national average, earning $39,592 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.77% more than the national average, earning $51,060 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacKinney94709/
McKinniey941/
McKinne9357/
McKnney9311/
McKenney889,398/
McKinnie883,536/
Makinney88101/
MacInney882/
MacKinny881/
Mackinne881/
Mackenney82391/
MacKinnes822/
Mackynney821/
Maukinney820/
MacKney80769/
McKinna80555/
MacInne804/
Makinny801/
Mockney801/
MacInny800/
McNey77298/
McKennie75515/
MacKenny7548/
Mackinna757/
Mckinnau755/
Makingne752/
Makienne751/
MacKneey751/
Makenney751/
Mackennie71132/
McKnee7126/
MacKinnis7121/
Macney7111/
Makney7110/
MacKne717/
McKnie716/
Makinniyi713/
MacGinnea711/
Mackcinna711/
Mackny710/
Mocney710/
McKenna6763,854/
McNeary67652/
McKanna67650/
McCanne67150/
Macknay6766/
Makenne6733/
Makinna6731/
MacKnee6724/
Makenny6711/
MacKnie6710/
Makhney676/
McNe675/
Makinni672/
MacInni671/
Makneya671/
MacNnes671/
Motcney671/
MacQuinnes671/
Machingnie671/
Makneiy671/
McAnnie670/
MacKenneer670/
MacEnny670/
Mocknet670/
MacKchenny670/
Maskney670/

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McKinney Reference & Research

McKinney FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

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

McKinney 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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