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    The surname McGinn

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 5,955 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M250

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McGinn is more common than 96.4% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Anglicized form of Irish Mac Finn (“son of Fionn”), a byname from fionn (“white”).

    McGinn is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 5,955 people named McGinn in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 51,846 Americans. That is up 3.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,745.

    #5,807
    rank among US surnames
    5,955
    people in 2010
    2.0
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.7%
    change since 2000 (was #5,553)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,804Sadowski5,96551,760
    #5,805Hendershot5,96351,777
    #5,806Downes5,95651,838
    #5,807McGinn5,95551,846

    Who is named McGinn

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

    96% of people named McGinn identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
    • Two or more races 1.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like McGinn

    McGinn has the Soundex code M250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M250.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname McGinn come from?
    Anglicized form of Irish Mac Finn (“son of Fionn”), a byname from fionn (“white”).
    How common is the surname McGinn?
    5,955 people in the United States had the surname McGinn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 51,846 Americans. It ranked 5,807th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McGinn?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named McGinn identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    What type of surname is McGinn?
    McGinn is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname McGinn getting more or less common?
    More common. 5,745 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,955 in 2010, up 3.7%.