How common is the surname McGinnis?

26,953 people in the United States had the surname McGinnis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,455 Americans. It ranked 1,303rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McGinnis?

George McGinnis, American basketball player (1950–2023), followed by Charles McGinnis.

Where is the surname McGinnis most common?

Wikidata records people named McGinnis in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname McGinnis getting more or less common?

More common. 26,578 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 26,953 in 2010, up 1.4%.

The surname McGinnis

An Irish surname, carried by 26,953 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M252

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McGinnis is more common than 99.2% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Anglicized from Irish Mac Aonghusa and Scottish Gaelic MacAonghais. Compare English McGuiness

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 26,953 people named McGinnis in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 11,455 Americans. That is up 1.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 26,578.

#1,303

rank among US surnames

26,953

people in 2010

9.1

per 100,000 Americans

+1.4%

change since 2000 (was #1,207)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,294	Courtney	27,205	11,349
#1,295	Slaughter	27,155	11,370
#1,296	Polk	27,094	11,395
#1,297	Lemus	27,079	11,402
#1,298	Covington	27,068	11,406
#1,299	Madrigal	27,033	11,421
#1,300	Clemons	27,022	11,426

Who is named McGinnis

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

87% of people named McGinnis identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McGinniss

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

George McGinnis
American basketball player (1950–2023)
Charles McGinnis
American pole vaulter (1906–1995)
Eddie Large
British comedian (1941-2020)

Notable McGinniss come mostly from the United States (2) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Magennis

Surnames that sound like McGinnis

McGinnis has the Soundex code M252, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M252.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McGinnis come from?: Anglicized from Irish Mac Aonghusa and Scottish Gaelic MacAonghais. Compare English McGuiness
How common is the surname McGinnis?: 26,953 people in the United States had the surname McGinnis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,455 Americans. It ranked 1,303rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McGinnis?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named McGinnis identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McGinnis?: George McGinnis, American basketball player (1950–2023), followed by Charles McGinnis.
Where is the surname McGinnis most common?: Wikidata records people named McGinnis in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname McGinnis getting more or less common?: More common. 26,578 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 26,953 in 2010, up 1.4%.
What are other spellings of McGinnis?: Magennis.