McKinnon Surname
Approximately 35,987 people bear this surname
McKinnon Surname Definition:
(Celtic) Son of Fingon=Fair- Birth [Gaelic mac, son + the aspirated form of fi(o)nn, fair + a derivative of gin, to beget]
McKinnon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19,870 | 1:18,242 | 2,307 |
| Australia | 10,151 | 1:2,659 | 358 |
| Canada | 9,221 | 1:3,996 | 532 |
| Scotland | 2,646 | 1:2,023 | 365 |
| England | 1,986 | 1:28,055 | 3,796 |
| New Zealand | 1,283 | 1:3,529 | 550 |
| South Africa | 351 | 1:154,352 | 17,426 |
| Guyana | 148 | 1:5,150 | 905 |
| Panama | 60 | 1:65,204 | 2,877 |
| Northern Ireland | 54 | 1:34,167 | 3,366 |
| Germany | 42 | 1:1,916,797 | 106,618 |
| Wales | 39 | 1:79,347 | 6,699 |
| Thailand | 31 | 1:2,278,656 | 255,572 |
| Zimbabwe | 27 | 1:571,787 | 44,609 |
| Qatar | 25 | 1:94,320 | 10,875 |
| Guam | 21 | 1:7,625 | 1,143 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 18 | 1:5,510 | 685 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 13 | 1:8,490 | 1,249 |
| Jersey | 12 | 1:8,267 | 1,718 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Saint Lucia | 2 | 1:89,390 | 2,918 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 43 | 1:103,020 | 6,511 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 7,151 | 1:523 | 82 |
| England | 438 | 1:55,652 | 6,609 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:156,842 | 6,008 |
| Isle of Man | 4 | 1:13,567 | 1,192 |
| Guernsey | 2 | 1:16,328 | 1,834 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,211 | 1:22,713 | 2,847 |
McKinnon (72) may also be a first name.
McKinnon Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) Son of Fingon=Fair- Birth [Gaelic mac, son + the aspirated form of fi(o)nn, fair + a derivative of gin, to beget]
(Scottish) The son of Findgaine (fair-born).
Originally McFingon, the son of Fingon, who was the youngest son of Alpin, King of Scotland.
McKinnon Demographics
McKinnon Political Affiliation
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McKinnon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McKinnon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name McKinnon is found most in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name McKinnon? popularity and diffusion
The surname McKinnon is the 15,486th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 202,505 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of McKinnon live; 72 percent live in North America and 70 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,143,416th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 72 people.
This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 19,870 people, or 1 in 18,242. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Florida, where 8 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and North Carolina, where 6 percent reside. Outside of The United States McKinnon is found in 69 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 28 percent reside and Canada, where 26 percent reside.
McKinnon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of McKinnon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McKinnon last name increased 899 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 63 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 453 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 390 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.
McKinnon Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the McKinnon surname are 8.27% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.04% registered to vote for the party.
The amount McKinnon earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 8.39% less than the national average, earning 317,057 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 87.26% more than the national average, earning R 445,008 per year; in United States they earn 3.16% less than the national average, earning $41,784 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.59% less than the national average, earning $49,388 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| MacKinnon | 94 | 30,234 | / |
| MacKinnnon | 89 | 10 | / |
| MacKinnonn | 89 | 1 | / |
| MacKinnonh | 89 | 1 | / |
| McKennon | 88 | 1,166 | / |
| MacInnon | 88 | 7 | / |
| Makinnon | 88 | 6 | / |
| Mackennon | 82 | 32 | / |
| Makkinnon | 82 | 3 | / |
| Maskinnon | 82 | 1 | / |
| MacKinnan | 82 | 1 | / |
| MacHinnon | 82 | 1 | / |
| Macknon | 80 | 84 | / |
| McAnnon | 80 | 3 | / |
| McCannon | 75 | 1,410 | / |
| McKennan | 75 | 331 | / |
| Makinnan | 75 | 206 | / |
| Macknoon | 75 | 3 | / |
| Maknon | 71 | 98 | / |
| MacKennan | 71 | 5 | / |
| Maknoun | 67 | 894 | / |
| Maknoon | 67 | 621 | / |
| Makhnon | 67 | 6 | / |
| MacKnom | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McKinnon
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