McWhinie Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

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).

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McWhinie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland71:534,74514,325

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.

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

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.

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