McNevin

English

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”)

Proper noun

McNevin (plural McNevins)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McNevin is the 48347^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 437 individuals. McNevin is most common among White (94.05%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McNevin”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 560.