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 last name McKinny is most common in The United States. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McKinny? popularity and diffusion

McKinny is the 582,011th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 13,520,493 people. The last name McKinny occurs mostly in The Americas, where 108 percent of McKinny reside; 104 percent reside in North America and 104 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 536 people, or 1 in 676,229. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 15 percent live, California, where 13 percent live and Missouri, where 6 percent live. Not including The United States this last name exists 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 who held the McKinny surname contracted 68 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 84 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 99 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McKinny Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (62%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McKinny surname are 15.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.64% registered with the 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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