# McNevin (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mcnevin/  
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 Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 437 |
| US rank (2010) | 48,347 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 706,512 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.1% (428 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Two main origins: * Anglicized form of Irish Mac Naoimhín (“son of Naoimhín”), a diminutive of naomh (“saint”). * Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cnáimhín (“son of Cnáimhín”), a diminutive of cnámh (“bone”)

## Who carries it

Share of people named McNevin 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) | 94% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |

## Similar surnames

McNiven, McNiff, McNabb, McCombs, McComb, Macomber, McConville, McCumber, McNab, Massenburg, McCampbell.

## 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.