Mcnabney

Mcnabney Meaning & Origin

About Mcnabney
The surname McNabney is of Scottish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name Mac an Aba, meaning "son of the abbot." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person who held the position of abbot in a monastery or religious community. The name McNabney suggests a connection to religious or monastic heritage within Scottish ancestry.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Mcnabney is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Mcnabney: 187
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 97,210
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.06

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Mcnabney based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
MKNPN
🗽 NYSIIS
MNA
🔊 Soundex
M250150
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M AH0 K N AE1 B N IY0
🌐 IPA
/mcnabney*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MKNPN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M251

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Mcnabney in Braille

Here's how to represent Mcnabney in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Mcnabney in braille

How to sign the name Mcnabney using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Mcnabney using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Mcnabney in sign language

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