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    The surname McKinnon

    A Scottish Gaelic surname, carried by 15,450 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /məˈkɪnən/ 3 syllables Soundex M255

    McKinnon: #2,359 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon McKinnon #2,359, 15,450 people McKinnon: #2,359 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez McKinnon #2,359, 15,450 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McKinnon is more common than 98.5% of them.

    Origin

    Scottish Gaelic origin

    From Scottish Gaelic MhicFhionghain, from Fhionghain (“Fingon”).

    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 15,450 people named McKinnon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 19,984 Americans. That is up 6.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 14,566.

    #2,359
    rank among US surnames
    15,450
    people in 2010
    5.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +6.1%
    change since 2000 (was #2,285)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,350Ceballos15,51519,900
    #2,351Leary15,50519,913
    #2,352Borden15,50019,919
    #2,354Nagy15,49719,923
    #2,355Chatman15,47319,954
    #2,356Dow15,47219,955
    #2,357Carlos15,46219,968

    Who is named McKinnon

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

    70% of people named McKinnon identified as white (not Hispanic), 24% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 70%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 24%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
    • Two or more races 1.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous McKinnons

    6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Kate McKinnon
      American actress and comedian (born 1984)
    • Betty McKinnon
      Australian sprinter (1925–1981)
    • Ray McKinnon
      American actor, born 1957
    • Daniel McKinnon
      American ice hockey player (1922-2017)
    • Kiley McKinnon
      American freestyle skier, born 1995
    • Jeremy McKinnon
      American singer, born 1985

    Notable McKinnons come mostly from the United States (5) and Australia (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like McKinnon

    McKinnon has the Soundex code M255, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M255.

    Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

    All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname McKinnon come from?
    From Scottish Gaelic MhicFhionghain, from Fhionghain (“Fingon”).
    How common is the surname McKinnon?
    15,450 people in the United States had the surname McKinnon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 19,984 Americans. It ranked 2,359th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McKinnon?
    In the 2010 Census, 70% of people named McKinnon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 24% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named McKinnon?
    Kate McKinnon, American actress and comedian (born 1984), followed by Betty McKinnon.
    Where is the surname McKinnon most common?
    Wikidata records people named McKinnon in the United States and Australia.
    How do you pronounce McKinnon?
    McKinnon is /məˈkɪnən/, 3 syllables.
    Is the surname McKinnon getting more or less common?
    More common. 14,566 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 15,450 in 2010, up 6.1%.
    What are other spellings of McKinnon?
    M'kinnon, Mkinnon, Makinnon, Mackinnon, Kinion and Kinnon.