McSweeney Surname

55,832nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,091 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

McSweeney Surname Definition:

(Irish) The son of Suibhne (good going).

McSweeney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,6291:64,3917,534
Ireland3,0991:1,520305
England1,7451:31,9304,255
Australia1,2121:22,2743,071
New Zealand3351:13,5172,344
Canada3181:115,86712,291
Bahamas2511:1,561267
Wales811:38,2043,749
Scotland781:68,6395,330
Northern Ireland751:24,6002,768
South Africa541:1,003,29161,925
Thailand361:1,962,176235,280
France151:4,428,181244,602
Belize111:32,3162,112
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Guam11:160,1214,893
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland9421:4,703800
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2281:106,91010,610
Wales151:104,5614,503
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6521:77,0238,188

McSweeney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) The son of Suibhne (good going).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

McSweeney Last Name Facts

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

McSweeney is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McSweeney? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 55,832nd most common family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 801,622 people. McSweeney occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of McSweeney live; 56 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in British Isles.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 5,629 people, or 1 in 64,391. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 10 percent live, Nevada, where 9 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Besides The United States this last name is found in 50 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 34 percent live and England, where 19 percent live.

McSweeney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McSweeney has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McSweeney surname expanded 863 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 329 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 765 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 540 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,560 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McSweeney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the McSweeney surname is primarily Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McSweeney last name are 8.89% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.12% being registered with the party.

The amount McSweeney earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 27.16% less than the national average, earning R 173,088 per year; in United States they earn 21.22% more than the national average, earning $52,305 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.32% more than the national average, earning $53,819 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacSweeney95782/
MacSweeny8929/
McSwiney82348/
MacSweny820/
MacSwiney78127/
MacSwenny780/
McSwine75192/
Macswayne6718/
MacSwaine672/
Maxweinny561/
Moxwena501/

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McSweeney Reference & Research

Sweeney DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Sweeney FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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