How common is the surname McInnis?

7,933 people in the United States had the surname McInnis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 38,919 Americans. It ranked 4,475th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McInnis?

David Lee McInnis, American actor, followed by Jeff McInnis.

Where is the surname McInnis most common?

Wikidata records people named McInnis in the United States.

Is the surname McInnis getting more or less common?

More common. 7,391 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,933 in 2010, up 7.3%.

The surname McInnis

A Scottish Gaelic surname, carried by 7,933 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). McInnis is more common than 97.2% of them.

Origin

Scottish Gaelic origin

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic MacAonghais.

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 7,933 people named McInnis in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 38,919 Americans. That is up 7.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,391.

#4,475

rank among US surnames

7,933

people in 2010

2.7

per 100,000 Americans

+7.3%

change since 2000 (was #4,434)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,466	Fincher	7,951	38,831
#4,467	Loper	7,950	38,836
#4,469	Fellows	7,948	38,846
#4,470	Blythe	7,947	38,851
#4,471	Urias	7,941	38,880
#4,472	Haddock	7,940	38,885
#4,473	Appel	7,938	38,895

Who is named McInnis

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

73% of people named McInnis identified as white (not Hispanic), 22% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 73%
Black (not Hispanic) 22%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McInniss

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

David Lee McInnis
American actor, born 1973
Jeff McInnis
American basketball player (born 1974)
Scott McInnis
American politician, born 1953

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Surnames that sound like McInnis

McInnis 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 McInnis come from?: Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic MacAonghais.
How common is the surname McInnis?: 7,933 people in the United States had the surname McInnis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 38,919 Americans. It ranked 4,475th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McInnis?: In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named McInnis identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McInnis?: David Lee McInnis, American actor, followed by Jeff McInnis.
Where is the surname McInnis most common?: Wikidata records people named McInnis in the United States.
Is the surname McInnis getting more or less common?: More common. 7,391 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,933 in 2010, up 7.3%.
What are other spellings of McInnis?: Innes and Innis.