McWhinney Surname

368,303rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 977 people bear this surname

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

McWhinney 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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McWhinney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5251:690,39854,758
Australia2621:103,03711,601
Canada1771:208,16720,218
England1181:472,18730,747
Jamaica801:35,8742,456
Northern Ireland751:24,6002,768
Scotland711:75,4065,680
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1611:27,5152,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland541:69,3194,089
England501:487,50726,996
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1721:291,96923,310

McWhinney 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)

McWhinney Last Name Facts

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

The last name McWhinney has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McWhinney? popularity and diffusion

The surname McWhinney is the 368,303rd most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,459,105 people. The last name McWhinney is primarily found in The Americas, where 80 percent of McWhinney live; 72 percent live in North America and 72 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 525 people, or 1 in 690,398. In The United States McWhinney is most frequent in: California, where 19 percent reside, Ohio, where 9 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States it exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 27 percent reside and Canada, where 18 percent reside.

McWhinney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McWhinney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McWhinney surname grew 305 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 236 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 131 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McWhinney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the McWhinney surname is chiefly Presbyterian (59%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McWhinney surname are 0.050000000000004% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.28% registered with the party.

The amount McWhinney earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.69% more than the national average, earning $47,761 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.07% less than the national average, earning $48,156 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacWhinney9570/
McWhiney9472/
MacWhinne894/
MacWhinny890/
MacWhinnie84266/
McWinnie826/
MacWinnie781/
McGwine750/
MacWhisner741/
McWeeney71905/
MacWeeney6721/
Mcwyne671/
MacGuiney670/
MacKwheny670/

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