McVinish Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

McVinish Surname Definition:

MACVANISH, Macvenish, Macvinish: In Gaelic MacMhanuis, 'son of Manus, ' a personal name among the Macdonalds and the Macleans. The name is from the Norse Magnuss, which again is from Latin magnus, 'great, ' as in Carolus Magnus (= Charlemagne).

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McVinish Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia901:299,95226,269
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland281:133,6865,889

McVinish Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACVANISH, Macvenish, Macvinish: In Gaelic MacMhanuis, 'son of Manus, ' a personal name among the Macdonalds and the Macleans. The name is from the Norse Magnuss, which again is from Latin magnus, 'great, ' as in Carolus Magnus (= Charlemagne). The first persons in record who bore this name in the Western Isles are Magnus mac Arailt, a chieftain from the Hebrides in 972, and Magnus Berna from Limerick (Bugge, The Royal race of Dublin, p. 16). The name is found mainly in the shires of Ross and Inverness. Ewin Johne Makvanis in the Black Isle, 1500 (Rose, p. 169). Donald McWeynish, witness in Inverness, 1686 (Rec. Inv., II, p. 343), Malcolm MacVinish of Kerameanach, North Uist, is in record in 1718. The Laoidh Mhanuis, 'Lay of Magnus, ' according to the late Dr. George Henderson (Norse influence, p. 51), is the framework of Macpherson's Fingal.

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

McVinish Last Name Facts

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

The surname McVinish occurs more in Australia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of McVinish.

How Common Is The Last Name McVinish? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,967,751st most frequent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 80,972,732 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 100 percent of McVinish live; 100 percent live in Australasia and 100 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name McVinish is most numerous in Australia, where it is borne by 90 people, or 1 in 299,952. In Australia it is most common in: Queensland, where 86 percent are found, Victoria, where 7 percent are found and New South Wales, where 6 percent are found. Barring Australia this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent are found and Colombia, where 1 percent are found.

McVinish Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McVinish has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people who held the McVinish last name fell 96 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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McVinnie75359/
McVine712/
McViennie710/
McVenes6749/
McViney6710/
McVinne671/
McBines670/
McVinna670/
McVeine670/
McVinny670/
McVaine670/
McVenie670/
McVinnay630/
McVennie630/
McVignett590/
McVene573/
McBine570/
McVeny570/
McVenea538/
McVeney536/
McBuine531/
McVenna531/
McKvene530/
McBiney530/
McVeane530/
McVenny530/
McVeeney503/
McVenney501/
McVenner500/
McVeaney500/

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