McNiven

English

Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Naoimhín (“son of Naoimhín”), a diminutive of naomh (“saint”); compare McNevin, which derives from the Irish variant of this surname.

Proper noun

McNiven (plural McNivens)

1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McNiven is the 58604^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 346 individuals. McNiven is most common among White (95.66%) individuals.

Further reading

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