Mawhinney Family History
Mawhinney Name Meaning
Scottish (Galloway) and northern Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Choinnich (Scottish) Mac Choinnigh (Irish) a patronymic from the byname Coinneach (see McKenzie and Kenneth ). Irish (Antrim): possibly an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Shuibhne (see McSweeney ).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022