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Variations of the name:

There are quite a number of variations of the name McGuinness. A number of sources I have read stated that there is sixteen (16) known variations of the name, but the same sources actually listed over twenty (20) variations and I know of other variations which were not listed amongst these.

The list of variations I have found are shown in the following table, although this cannot call this a "complete" list as there may be other variations I have not come accross.

The name Magennis evidentally was the most common variation recorded in english historical texts and it is still quite common today. Some of the sources I searched through quote MacGuinness and MacGenis as the most popular forms of the name today. However I have never met another McGuinness to spell their name like this. The variation McGuinness is the most common I have come across, particularly in Ireland.

The variations of the surname as Gaeilge include MagAonghusa, MagAonguis, MacAonghusa, MacOengusa and MacAenghusa ...and i'm sure there must be many more.

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