Mennie Surname

218,177th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,878 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Mennie Surname Definition:

A surname in Banchory-Devenick and elsewhere in Aberdeenshire. From the lands of Mennie, near Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire. The place name is found in 1696 as Menie. William Meanie was sergeant in the city guard of Edinburgh at the execution of Andrew Wilson the Pittenweem smuggler, 1736.

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Mennie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland4481:11,9501,609
Canada3901:94,47610,305
England2821:197,58217,327
United States2501:1,449,83699,395
Australia2441:110,63812,326
South Africa791:685,79449,549
New Zealand571:79,44411,532
Northern Ireland341:54,2664,423
Liberia321:137,76710,163
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
India111:69,733,217610,955
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Malta11:430,2723,380
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland3431:10,9131,361
England751:325,00521,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

The alternate forms: Menníe (1) are calculated separately.

Mennie (743) may also be a first name.

Mennie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A surname in Banchory-Devenick and elsewhere in Aberdeenshire. From the lands of Mennie, near Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire. The place name is found in 1696 as Menie. William Meanie was sergeant in the city guard of Edinburgh at the execution of Andrew Wilson the Pittenweem smuggler, 1736. Robert Meanie, chapman in Aberdeen, 1726, and Robert Mennie, burgess in Old Aberdeen, 1797 (Aberdeen CR.). William Minie was a member of the Gartly Company of Volunteers in 1798, and Alexander Mennie was a member of the Huntly Company in 1805 (Will, p. 24, 30).

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

MEANIE, Mennie: A surname in Banchory-Devenick and elsewhere in Aberdeenshire. From the lands of Mennie, near Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire. The place name is found in 1696 as Menie. William Meanie was sergeant in the city guard of Edinburgh at the execution of Andrew Wilson the Pittenweem smuggler, 1736. Robert Meanie, chapman in Aberdeen, 1726, and Robert Mennie, burgess in Old Aberdeen, 1797 (Aberdeen CR.). William Minie was a member of the Gartly Company of Volunteers in 1798, and Alexander Mennie was a member of the Huntly Company in 1805 (Will, p. 24, 30).

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

(Anglo-French-Latin) Member of a Nobleman’s Household or Retinue; a Retainer [Middle English meynee, meiny, menye, a household, retinue; O.F. meisnee, mesnie, etc., a family; Low Latin maisnada, mansnada, a family; from Latin mansio, -onis, an abode, habitation] Sir Myrthe cometh into this place, And eke with hym cometh his meynee, That lyven in lust and jolite.—Chaucer, Rom. of the Rose, 614-6.

Cp. Mennell.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Mennie Last Name Facts

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

Mennie (Hindi: मेनी) is more commonly found in Scotland than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Menníe. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mennie? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 218,177th most frequent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 3,880,482 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 42 percent of Mennie live; 41 percent live in Northern Europe and 41 percent live in British Isles. Mennie is also the 301,729th most frequent forename globally, held by 743 people.

The surname Mennie is most prevalent in Scotland, where it is borne by 448 people, or 1 in 11,950. In Scotland it is primarily concentrated in: Aberdeenshire, where 33 percent are found, Aberdeen City, where 26 percent are found and Glasgow City, where 5 percent are found. Beside Scotland Mennie exists in 24 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 21 percent are found and England, where 15 percent are found.

Mennie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mennie has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people who held the Mennie surname expanded 131 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 376 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 625 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mennie Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Mennie surname are 17.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.71% registered with the political party.

The amount Mennie earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 46.86% more than the national average, earning R 348,984 per year; in United States they earn 2.35% more than the national average, earning $44,164 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.42% less than the national average, earning $49,474 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Menníe941/
Mennier92100/
Miennie9289/
Mennies9231/
Mengnie9210/
Mennieh926/
Mennihe921/
Mennyie921/
Menngie920/
Menne917,533/
Menni915,108/
Minnie838,519/
Menner831,817/
Mennai83987/
Mennes83982/
Mennea83636/
Moenne83464/
Mennis83383/
Menneh83174/
Mennet83109/
Mennoi8394/
Mengne8369/
Menney8355/
Mienne8353/
Mennih8348/
Mengni8332/
Meunne8317/
Mennit8313/
Mehnni837/
Mesnni834/
Mennee834/
Mennue834/
Mennez833/
Menngi833/
Mennge832/
Mennye832/
Maenne832/
Maenni831/
Meenni831/
Menniz831/
Hmenne831/
Mennae831/
Menned831/
Meunni831/
Mnnyie831/
Menneu831/
Männie831/
Muenni831/
Meenne830/
Mnne8017/
Mnie804/
Mnni802/
Mengnajie802/
Minnies772,154/
Minnier77327/
Mennaai77306/
Muennoi77294/
Mennoia77166/
Mennitt77113/
Menniss7798/
Menneas7797/
Mennich7754/
Mennett7746/
Miennee7741/
Menneer7732/
Menneya7725/
Menneus779/
Menneye777/
H'Menne772/
Moehnne772/
Mengneh772/
Meennui772/
Minnihe771/
Mennaye771/
Maennoi771/
Minniey771/
Menneha771/
Mennyey771/
Muennui771/
Mengner771/
Menness770/
Mennish770/
Mennesr770/
Moenney770/
Mennois770/
Minnieh770/
Mennyes770/
Menna7321,446/
Minne736,524/
Minni732,056/
Menny73406/
Memni73330/
Männi73174/
Männe7341/
Menné7332/
Mynne737/
Mnier737/
Memne733/
Mennj733/
Mnihe731/
Mnnea731/
Mnnai731/
Mngni731/
Mennioui71409/
Minnuies7134/
Mengneah715/
Mennajes714/
Mennejes712/
Minnggie711/
Mennaiah711/
Mennejis711/
Mehennii711/
Mehennai711/
Mehhenni711/
Muennjai711/
Minniett710/
Menneich710/
Mennuich710/
Minnis675,740/
Minner673,364/
Minney672,449/
Männer671,134/
Meheni67999/
Mni67847/
Minnes67500/
Minnet67482/
Minnee67381/
Misnni67208/
Minnei67177/
Mennou67174/
Minnai67153/
Mennaa67128/
Mienna6798/
Mgeeni6779/
Minnoe6775/
Mingni6774/
Åminne6769/
Mönner6766/
Münner6738/
Minnih6730/
Minneh6724/
Mnnist6716/
Memner6713/
Mnnich6712/
Männis6712/
Muunni6711/
Mehnna6710/
Hmenna679/
Minnit678/
Meenna677/
Minnui677/
Memniy676/
Minnée676/
Moenné676/
Mønnis675/
Minnea673/
Minniz673/
Mionni673/
Memnai672/
Minniy672/
Meennaiah671/
Mennay671/
Mynnei671/
Minnio671/
Mennna671/
Minneu671/
Minnji671/
Mneyie671/
Memnih671/
Memnoi671/
Mengnouet671/
Myonne671/
Mngnui671/
Minneé671/
Minnij671/
Mnnhji671/
Mionne671/
Minnez670/

Mennie Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mennie in the Hindi language
मेनीmeni50
मिन्नीminni50

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