Mewhinney Surname

659,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 456 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Mewhinney Surname Definition:

There is no doubt that MacWeeney is Mac Mhaonaigh, the earlier form of which was Mac Maenaigh, the name of a sept of Moylurg in the modern Co. Roscommon. This is close to north Leitrim where the MacWeeneys (excepting those who have migrated to Dublin) are mainly to be found to-day.

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Mewhinney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3841:943,90370,502
Canada701:526,36644,416
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Mewhinney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

There is no doubt that MacWeeney is Mac Mhaonaigh, the earlier form of which was Mac Maenaigh, the name of a sept of Moylurg in the modern Co. Roscommon. This is close to north Leitrim where the MacWeeneys (excepting those who have migrated to Dublin) are mainly to be found to-day. However some confusion must arise from the fact that the Ulster name usually spelt Mawhinney is also Mac Whinney, for which many synonyms have been recorded by local registrars: among these are MacQuinney and MacWeeny. The latter is very rare in Ulster and is normally a variant spelling of the Connacht MacWeeney. Some of the synonyms of Mawhinney are interesting. In the Lisburn area it has been made Mawhannon: this in turn was called Bohannon and in Co. Antrim became Buchanan, which of course is the name of a well known Scottish clan. The Buchanans of Omagh are of Scottish origin.

It has been suggested that the Irish form of Mawhinney is Mac Shuibhne, and its synonym MacQueeney gives phonetic corroboration of this. Mac Shuibhne is a variant of Mac Suibhne (MacSweeney). The “census” of 1659-60 records 15 families of MacWynny and Mac A Vynny in Co. Fermanagh; both of which can be equated with the modern Mawhinney and not with MacWeeney.

Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Mewhinney Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mewhinney is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mewhinney? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 659,458th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 15,981,460 people. Mewhinney is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Mewhinney live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 384 people, or 1 in 943,903. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 17 percent live, Ohio, where 10 percent live and Washington, where 9 percent live. Excluding The United States Mewhinney exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 15 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

Mewhinney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mewhinney has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Mewhinney last name increased 2,021 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mewhinney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mewhinney last name is chiefly Presbyterian (91%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Mewhinney last name are 16% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.77% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mewhinney earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 9.96% less than the national average, earning $38,853 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.02% more than the national average, earning $59,628 CAD per year.

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