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 occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McWeeney? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 391,109th most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 8,052,537 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 85 percent of McWeeney are found; 85 percent are found in North America and 85 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 759 people, or 1 in 477,548. In The United States McWeeney is primarily found in: New York, where 15 percent are found, California, where 13 percent are found and Connecticut, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The United States McWeeney exists 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 frequency of McWeeney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McWeeney surname expanded 2,448 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 202 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McWeeney Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the McWeeney surname are 3.15% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.38% registered to vote for the political 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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