McNiece Surname

447,670th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 761 people bear this surname

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

McNiece Surname Definition:

MACNEISH, Macnish, Macneice, Macness, Mackness: Gaelic MacNeis from MacNaois. As Naos is merely a dialectal form of Aonghus, 'Angus," the name has therefore the same meaning as Macangus and Macinnes. The Clan Macnish once possessed much of the upper parts of Strathearn, but were nearly exterminated by the Macnabs in a battle fought at Glenboltachan in the year 1522.

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McNiece Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4821:751,98958,734
Australia1911:141,33915,185
Canada1121:328,97830,038
Northern Ireland851:21,7062,552
England761:733,13240,828
Ireland271:174,4057,679
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Jersey31:33,0674,675
France11:66,422,722504,397
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1991:22,2612,506
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
Scotland111:340,29210,329
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1821:275,92722,362

McNiece Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACNEISH, Macnish, Macneice, Macness, Mackness: Gaelic MacNeis from MacNaois. As Naos is merely a dialectal form of Aonghus, 'Angus," the name has therefore the same meaning as Macangus and Macinnes. The Clan Macnish once possessed much of the upper parts of Strathearn, but were nearly exterminated by the Macnabs in a battle fought at Glenboltachan in the year 1522. The lands of Knocbane, Dumfriesshire, were held by Gilmor Macnesche in 1376 (RHM., II, 16). John Dow Macneische witnessed a Grantully charter in 1494. Jonete Maknes was tenant of Drumgy, Menteith, in 1495, and in the following year Mariote Macneis received sasine of the same lands (ER., X). The name of Jonete appears in January and June, 1500, as Jonete Nete or Neis (RMS. ). Mariot Makneisch had sasine of the fourth part of Gadgill, Kirkcudbrightshire, in 1517 (ER., XIV, p. 603), and two years later there is on record confirmation of four charters by Mariot, Jonet, Katherine and Elena Makneissche, daughters of quondam Duncan Makneissche de Gaitgill-Makillwarnok in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright (RMS., III, 191). Donald McNysche and John McNysche, followers of the earl of Cassilis, were respited for murder, 1526 (RSS., I, 3386), and mention is made in 1552 of "a venerable and learned man, Mr. James Makneis, deserving well of the city," i. e. of Glasgow (Protocols, I, 152). Thomas McNaoise or McNoaise "con-fest his malicious imprecaones against the minister" in 1650 (IDR., p. 176,180), and Marion Maknish was charged with being a disorderly person (i. e. non-conforming) in the parish of Kirkrnabreck, 1684 (RPC., 3. ser. IX, p. 573). McKneach and McKnish 1684, M'Kneis 1576, McKneische 1629, McKneishe 1477, Makneisch and Makneische 1508, Makneiss and Makneissche 1520, McNeiss 1550, McNeische 1574, McNisehe 1622, McNish 1718.

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

McNiece Last Name Facts

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

McNiece occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McNiece? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 447,670th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 9,576,276 people. The surname McNiece occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of McNiece are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 482 people, or 1 in 751,989. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 15 percent are found, New Jersey, where 8 percent are found and New York, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States McNiece is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 25 percent are found and Canada, where 15 percent are found.

McNiece Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McNiece has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 265 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 304 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 86 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 64 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McNiece Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the McNiece surname is predominantly Presbyterian (53%) in Ireland.

In The United States McNiece are 8.68% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.45% registered with the political party.

The amount McNiece earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.71% more than the national average, earning $43,886 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.79% more than the national average, earning $52,558 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacNiece9310/
McNice9225/
McNeice861,591/
McNeece861,103/
Macnice864/
MacNeice8098/
MacNeece801/
McNees771,788/
McNeese714,185/
McNease71773/
McNiesh71103/
MacNees7121/
Mocnich711/
Macniez711/
Macnich711/
McKnees711/
Mokneche673/
Makneche671/

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