Explore the Family Name Mckinny

The meaning of Mckinny

Scottish: variant of McKinney 1.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Mckinny in the United States?

The surname McKinny, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, decreased in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In this time period, the rank of the surname fell from 30,831 to 44,500, a drop of 44.34 percent. The total count of people with this surname also decreased by 32.26 percent, going from 713 in 2000 to 483 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion of people named McKinny per 100,000 people decreased by 38.46 percent.

20002010Change
Rank#30,831#44,500-44.34%
Count713483-32.26%
Proportion per 100k0.260.16-38.46%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mckinny

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that there were no reported instances of individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or of two or more races bearing the McKinny surname in either 2000 or 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of individuals identifying as White with this surname slightly decreased by 1.39 percent from 68.44 percent to 67.49 percent. The portion of Hispanics increased by 18.10 percent, and the American Indian and Alaskan Native category saw an increase of 35.71 percent. On the other hand, the representation of people identifying as Black decreased by 6.20 percent during the same period.

20002010Change
White68.44%67.49%-1.39%
Black26.93%25.26%-6.2%
Hispanic2.1%2.48%18.1%
American Indian and Alaskan Native1.68%2.28%35.71%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Two or More Races0%0%0%