McWhinny Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

McWhinny 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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McWhinny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

McWhinny 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)

McWhinny Last Name Facts

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

The last name McWhinny is most common in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McWhinny? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 11,742,229th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. McWhinny occurs mostly in The Americas, where 150 percent of McWhinny live; 150 percent live in North America and 150 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname McWhinny is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States McWhinny is most frequent in: Virginia, where 100 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 50 percent are found.

McWhinny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McWhinny has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McWhinny last name decreased 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McWhinny Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the McWhinny last name is predominantly Presbyterian (60%) in Ireland.

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