Mawhinney
English
Etymology
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Choinnich and Irish Mac Choinnigh (“son of Coinneach”).
Proper noun
Mawhinney (plural Mawhinneys)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Mawhinney is the 23386th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1088 individuals. Mawhinney is most common among White (92.92%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mawhinney”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 539.