McInnes Family

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About the McInnes surname

The surname McInnes is associated with a patronymic formation. The Mac-/Mc- formation is traditionally patronymic and means “son of” in Gaelic languages. A patronymic formation of this kind shows how an older personal name could develop into a family name. The prefix in McInnes belongs to a family of Gaelic forms traditionally used in patronymic surnames and is generally associated with descent.

Pronunciation: Èm-séin/ɛmsein/

Most frequent given names among the McInnes family

Men

  1. 1John46
  2. 2Donald23
  3. 3James19
  4. 4William18
  5. 5Alexander16

Women

  1. 1Mary28
  2. 2Margaret23
  3. 3Élizabeth19
  4. 4Catherine16
  5. 5Sarah12
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The McInnes name in our genealogy archives

1,133occurrences in our collections
8collections containing this name
6 161881 → 1901people enumerated
1806First mention of the name
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