McKinstry Surname

99,980th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,729 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McKinstry Surname Definition:

MACINSTRIE, Macinstray: Wigtownshire surnames, explained by Woulfe as Mac an Astrigh, 'son of the traveller.' He says it is an Ulster surname probably of Scots origin. Thomas Mackinnistre had sasine of Tanedolane in Kirkcudbrightshire, 1499 (ER.

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McKinstry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,7801:95,88910,731
Northern Ireland8091:2,281477
Canada3021:122,00512,798
England2681:207,90317,929
New Zealand2541:17,8283,127
Scotland2251:23,7952,642
Australia1931:139,87415,066
Iceland331:11,5181,065
Ireland161:294,30910,207
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Belize51:71,0952,977
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Wales41:773,63329,106
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
France11:66,422,722504,397
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4201:10,5471,510
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland601:62,3873,880
England231:1,059,79941,508
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8951:56,1106,277

McKinstry Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACINSTRIE, Macinstray: Wigtownshire surnames, explained by Woulfe as Mac an Astrigh, 'son of the traveller.' He says it is an Ulster surname probably of Scots origin. Thomas Mackinnistre had sasine of Tanedolane in Kirkcudbrightshire, 1499 (ER., XI, p. 462). Martin Makeynsterre of that Ilk was juror on an assize, 1537 (RMS., III, p. 1921), and Elizabeth McKynnestrie in the parish of Monygof had sasine, 1565 (ER., XIX, p. 543). Marion M'lnstrie in Borland of Borgue, 1674 (Kirkcudbright), and another Marion M'Kinister appears in Barlochan, 1747 (ibid.). McKinstrie 1684.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

McKinstry Last Name Facts

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

McKinstry is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McKinstry? popularity and diffusion

The last name McKinstry is the 99,980th most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,541,033 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of McKinstry live; 86 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 3,780 people, or 1 in 95,889. In The United States McKinstry is most numerous in: Michigan, where 9 percent are found, Alabama, where 7 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Beside The United States McKinstry occurs in 34 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 17 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

McKinstry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McKinstry has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McKinstry last name rose 422 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,165 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 375 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McKinstry Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (40%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McKinstry last name are 11.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.19% registered with the political party.

The amount McKinstry earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.7% less than the national average, earning $42,848 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.59% more than the national average, earning $50,969 CAD per year.

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