McWeeney Surname

391,109th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 905 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

McWeeney Surname User-submission:

The original Gaelic form of the surname McWeeney is Mac Suibhne, which is derived from the word suibhne, which means 'pleasant'.

McWeeney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7591:477,54840,495
Ireland3401:13,8501,625
England1201:464,31730,397
Wales171:182,03112,022
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1681:26,3682,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

McWeeney Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The original Gaelic form of the surname McWeeney is Mac Suibhne, which is derived from the word suibhne, which means 'pleasant'.

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McWeeney Last Name Facts

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

McWeeney is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McWeeney? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 391,109th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 8,052,537 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 85 percent of McWeeney live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 759 people, or 1 in 477,548. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 15 percent are found, California, where 13 percent are found and Connecticut, where 9 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 38 percent are found and England, where 13 percent are found.

McWeeney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McWeeney has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 2,448 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 202 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it increased 800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McWeeney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the McWeeney surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McWeeney last name are 3.15% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.38% registered to vote for the party.

The amount McWeeney earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 35.56% more than the national average, earning $58,492 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.44% more than the national average, earning $49,902 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacWeeney9421/
MacWeeny881/
McQueeney821,443/
MacQueeney7811/
McWhiney7572/
McWhinney71977/
McQueenie71453/
MacQueene715/
Mcwyne711/
Mokweneya711/
MacKwheny710/
Mokwene671,299/
Makwene67248/
McWayne67233/
MacWhinney6770/
Macwyne6727/
Mogwene678/
Magwene675/
McGwine670/

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