McOnkey Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

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

McOnkey Surname Definition:

MACCONKEY: A form of Macconachie, which see.

McOnkey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

McOnkey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACCONKEY: A form of Macconachie, which see.

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

McOnkey Last Name Facts

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

McOnkey is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McOnkey? popularity and diffusion

The surname McOnkey is the 11,742,229th most frequently held last name globally, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name McOnkey is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of McOnkey live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States McOnkey is primarily concentrated in: Tennessee, where 100 percent reside.

McOnkey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McOnkey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McOnkey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

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Footnotes

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