McNey Surname

897,852nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 298 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

McNey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McNey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2821:1,285,31590,259
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Scotland101:535,38220,332
England61:9,286,343223,652
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland91:415,91311,811
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

McNey Last Name Facts

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

The surname McNey has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McNey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 897,852nd most frequent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 24,454,852 people. McNey occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of McNey reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 282 people, or 1 in 1,285,315. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Maryland, where 31 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Florida, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 5 percent reside and Scotland, where 3 percent reside.

McNey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McNey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McNey last name grew 627 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 111 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McNey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McNey surname are 25.16% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.93% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McNey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 84.85% more than the national average, earning R 439,284 per year; in United States they earn 6.36% more than the national average, earning $45,893 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.52% less than the national average, earning $46,442 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Macney9111/
Mocney910/
McNe895/
MacKney83769/
McNeary83652/
McKnney8311/
Mockney831/
Motcney831/
McNee802,952/
McNay801,658/
Mocny80873/
McNea80302/
McNoe80112/
Macne809/
McNei801/
McKinney77110,048/
McKenney779,398/
MacInney772/
MacKneey771/
Macnee73336/
Macner73191/
MacNay73157/
MacNie7335/
Macnea7329/
McKnee7326/
MacNae7323/
Macnoe7317/
Makney7310/
Mocnej738/
MacKne737/
McKnie736/
Mocnay734/
McNeio732/
Mocnyj732/
Mokcne731/
Moucne731/
Macnet731/
Mackny730/
MacKinney71709/
Mackenney71391/
Mackynney711/
McKinniey711/
McCanne67150/
Macknay6766/
McKinne6757/
McNa6731/
MacNett6726/
MacKnee6724/
MacNees6721/
MacNess6714/
MacNeer6713/
MacKnie6710/
Mojcner678/
Makhney676/
MacInne674/
Mouhcne673/
Macniez671/
Moscnet671/
Makneiy671/
Makneya671/
Mascner671/
Matcner671/
MacNjer671/
MacNnes671/
MacNuye671/
McNi671/
MacNoye671/
Maskney670/
MacInny670/
McAnnie670/
MacNier670/
MacEnny670/
Mocknet670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McNey
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