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    The surname MacKinnon

    A Scottish Gaelic surname, carried by 4,199 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /məˈkɪnən/ 3 syllables Soundex M255

    MacKinnon: #7,882 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer MacKinnon #7,882, 4,199 people MacKinnon: #7,882 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez MacKinnon #7,882, 4,199 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). MacKinnon is more common than 95.1% of them.

    Origin

    Scottish Gaelic origin

    From Scottish Gaelic MhicFhionghain, from Fhionghain (“Fingon”).

    One of 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 4,199 people named MacKinnon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 73,528 Americans. That is up 4.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,003.

    #7,882
    rank among US surnames
    4,199
    people in 2010
    1.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.9%
    change since 2000 (was #7,664)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #7,875Horgan4,20273,476
    #7,876Pasillas4,20173,493
    #7,880McGlynn4,20073,511
    #7,882Fritsch4,19973,528
    #7,885Gallaher4,19873,546

    Who is named MacKinnon

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    94% of people named MacKinnon identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
    • Two or more races 1.4%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous MacKinnons

    6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Roderick MacKinnon
      American neuroscientist, born 1956
    • Catharine MacKinnon
      American feminist and legal activist, born 1946
    • Rebecca MacKinnon
      American activist and journalist, born 1969
    • Esme Mackinnon
      Alpine skier (1913-1999)
    • George MacKinnon
      American politician, attorney, and judge (1906-1995)
    • Sam Mackinnon
      Australian basketball player (born 1976)

    Notable MacKinnons come mostly from the United States (4), the United Kingdom (1) and Australia (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like MacKinnon

    MacKinnon has the Soundex code M255, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M255.

    Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

    All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname MacKinnon come from?
    From Scottish Gaelic MhicFhionghain, from Fhionghain (“Fingon”).
    How common is the surname MacKinnon?
    4,199 people in the United States had the surname MacKinnon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 73,528 Americans. It ranked 7,882nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname MacKinnon?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named MacKinnon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named MacKinnon?
    Roderick MacKinnon, American neuroscientist, followed by Catharine MacKinnon.
    Where is the surname MacKinnon most common?
    Wikidata records people named MacKinnon in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.
    How do you pronounce MacKinnon?
    MacKinnon is /məˈkɪnən/, 3 syllables.
    Is the surname MacKinnon getting more or less common?
    More common. 4,003 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,199 in 2010, up 4.9%.
    What are other spellings of MacKinnon?
    M'kinnon, Mkinnon, Makinnon, Mckinnon, Kinnon and Fingon.