McGinnis Family

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About the McGinnis surname

The surname McGinnis is associated with a patronymic formation. The Mac-/Mc- formation is traditionally patronymic and means “son of” in Gaelic languages. The surname may originally have expressed descent before becoming fixed as a hereditary family name. The prefix in McGinnis belongs to a family of Gaelic forms traditionally used in patronymic surnames and is generally associated with descent.

Pronunciation: Èm-sé-ji-ni/ɛmseʒini/

Most frequent given names among the McGinnis family

Men

  1. 1John255
  2. 2Julien86
  3. 3Thomas86
  4. 4William74
  5. 5James64

Women

  1. 1Mary234
  2. 2Catherine89
  3. 3Margaret66
  4. 4Marie63
  5. 5Bridget53
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The McGinnis name in our genealogy archives

3,772occurrences in our collections
10collections containing this name
96 851881 → 1901people enumerated
1784First mention of the name
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