McKinny Surname

582,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 539 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

McKinny Surname Definition:

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

McKinny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5361:676,22953,846
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
England31:18,572,686338,250
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland791:56,0744,532
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
Scotland91:415,91311,811
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6711:30,0533,642

McKinny 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

McKinny Last Name Facts

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

The surname McKinny is most common in The United States. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McKinny? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 582,011th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,520,493 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 108 percent of McKinny reside; 104 percent reside in North America and 104 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 536 people, or 1 in 676,229. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 15 percent live, California, where 13 percent live and Missouri, where 6 percent live. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 4 percent live and The Dominican Republic, where 4 percent live.

McKinny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McKinny has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McKinny surname decreased 68 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 84 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 99 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McKinny Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the McKinny surname is principally Catholic (62%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McKinny surname are 15.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.64% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McKinny earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.49% less than the national average, earning $37,760 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.88% less than the national average, earning $39,808 CAD per year.

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