McNiff

English

Alternative forms

• McEniff, McGriff, McNeff, McNuff

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Conduibh, a patronymic from the personal name Cú Dhubh, composed of the elements cú (“hound”) + dubh (“black”).

Proper noun

McNiff (plural McNiffs)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McNiff is the 19027^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1431 individuals. McNiff is most common among White (94.62%) individuals.

Further reading

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