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    The surname McInnes

    A Scottish Gaelic surname, carried by 1,168 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex M252

    McInnes: #22,131 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer McInnes #22,131, 1,168 people McInnes: #22,131 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez McInnes #22,131, 1,168 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McInnes is more common than 86.4% of them.

    Origin

    Scottish Gaelic origin

    Variant of McInnis.

    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 1,168 people named McInnes in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 264,337 Americans. That is down 8.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,273.

    #22,131
    rank among US surnames
    1,168
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    -8.2%
    change since 2000 (was #19,599)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #22,124Dejarnette1,169264,111
    #22,131Damelio1,168264,337

    Who is named McInnes

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

    95% of people named McInnes identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
    • Two or more races 1.5%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous McInness

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • William McInnes
      Australian actor, born 1961

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Variant spellings

    • Macinnes
    • Mainnes

    Surnames that sound like McInnes

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

    Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

    All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname McInnes come from?
    Variant of McInnis.
    How common is the surname McInnes?
    1,168 people in the United States had the surname McInnes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 264,337 Americans. It ranked 22,131st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McInnes?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named McInnes identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named McInnes?
    William McInnes, Australian actor.
    Where is the surname McInnes most common?
    Wikidata records people named McInnes in Australia.
    Is the surname McInnes getting more or less common?
    Less common. 1,273 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,168 in 2010, down 8.2%.
    What are other spellings of McInnes?
    Macinnes and Mainnes.