McWhinie Surname
Approximately 1 people bear this surname
McWhinie Surname Definition:
MACWHINNIE, Macwhinney, Macwinney, Mawhinney, Mewhinney, Macquhenzie: Forms of Mackenzie, q. v., current in Galloway. M'Whunye is still the common Galloway pronunciation of the name. In the Buccleuch mss. the name occers as Makquhynze and M'Quhynze (1526), and Makkynnay (1593).
Read More About This SurnameMcWhinie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
McWhinie Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
MACWHINNIE, Macwhinney, Macwinney, Mawhinney, Mewhinney, Macquhenzie: Forms of Mackenzie, q. v., current in Galloway. M'Whunye is still the common Galloway pronunciation of the name. In the Buccleuch mss. the name occers as Makquhynze and M'Quhynze (1526), and Makkynnay (1593). Thomas M'Quhinze was chap. In Ayr in 1502 (Ayr, p. 101), and Donald Makquhinze, a follower of the earl of Cassilis, was respited for murder in 1526 (RSS., I, 3386). William McQuhinny in parish of Cersfern was charged with being a disorderly person, 1684 (RPC., 3. ser. IX, p. 575). Alexander M'Whinnie in Cairnfield in 1739 (Wigtown). In 1684 the name appears in record as McKwhinney, McQuhine, and McWhynie (Parish). See also under Macgillwhinnich.
McWhinie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McWhinie Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name McWhinie is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name McWhinie? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 14,316,765th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of McWhinie reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The last name McWhinie is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Connecticut, where 100 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| McWhinnie | 94 | 1,603 | / |
| McWhinnnie | 89 | 1 | / |
| McWhynie | 88 | 2 | / |
| McWhinne | 88 | 1 | / |
| McWine | 86 | 1 | / |
| McWhinnei | 82 | 3 | / |
| McWhitney | 82 | 2 | / |
| McWihnnie | 82 | 1 | / |
| McHwhiney | 82 | 1 | / |
| McWhennie | 82 | 0 | / |
| McWheenie | 82 | 0 | / |
| McWaine | 80 | 73 | / |
| McWenie | 80 | 16 | / |
| McWeine | 80 | 0 | / |
| McWhiny | 80 | 0 | / |
| Mdcwhinney | 78 | 1 | / |
| McVinnie | 75 | 359 | / |
| McSwaine | 75 | 57 | / |
| Mchwingi | 75 | 2 | / |
| McWhinny | 75 | 2 | / |
| McWeenie | 75 | 2 | / |
| McHwaine | 75 | 1 | / |
| McWheney | 75 | 0 | / |
| McWheyne | 75 | 0 | / |
| McKuhine | 75 | 0 | / |
| Mkwini | 71 | 264 | / |
| Mzwini | 71 | 4 | / |
| McWheeney | 71 | 3 | / |
| McVine | 71 | 2 | / |
| McSweenie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mgwini | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mqwhinney | 71 | 1 | / |
| McWithney | 71 | 1 | / |
| McSweiney | 71 | 1 | / |
| McUine | 71 | 0 | / |
| McWhenney | 71 | 0 | / |
| McGwiness | 71 | 0 | / |
| McViennie | 71 | 0 | / |
| McGuine | 67 | 126 | / |
| McCuine | 67 | 24 | / |
| McSwyne | 67 | 12 | / |
| McViney | 67 | 10 | / |
| McGwyni | 67 | 9 | / |
| McGwyne | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mnkwini | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mtswini | 67 | 1 | / |
| McQuini | 67 | 1 | / |
| McVinne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mchueni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mnqwini | 67 | 1 | / |
| McSuine | 67 | 0 | / |
| McVeine | 67 | 0 | / |
| McWeene | 67 | 0 | / |
| McVaine | 67 | 0 | / |
| McSwiny | 67 | 0 | / |
| McKuine | 67 | 0 | / |
| McVenie | 67 | 0 | / |
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