# McInnis (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mcinnis/  
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) | 7,933 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,475 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 38,919 people |
| Change since 2000 | +7.3% (7,391 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Innes, Innis |

## Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic MacAonghais.

## Who carries it

Share of people named McInnis 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) | 73% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 22% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named McInnis in the United States.

## People named McInnis

- David Lee McInnis, American actor
- Jeff McInnis, American basketball player (born 1974)
- Scott McInnis, American politician

## Similar surnames

McInnes, McGinnis, McGuinness, McKinzie, McKinnis, McKinsey, McGinness, Maginnis, McNish, McKenzie, McKnight, Mackenzie.

## 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.