# Kinnon (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/kinnon/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Scottish Gaelic |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 304 |
| US rank (2010) | 65,244 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 1,015,610 people |
| Change since 2000 | -14.4% (355 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkɪnən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Mckinnon, M'kinnon, Mkinnon, Makinnon, Mackinnon, Fingon |

## Etymology

Anglicization of MacKinnon (“McKinnon”). From Scottish Gaelic MhicFhionghain, from Fhionghain (“Fingon”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Kinnon in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 52% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 45% |

## Similar surnames

Kennon, Kinnan, Kinman, Kinyon, Keenan, Kenyon, Kamin, Kamen, Kannan, Konen, Keenum, Koenen.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.