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McKinney (name) means a Scottish and Irish surname, an anglicization of Mac Cionaoith; also a city in Texas. Example: “The McKinney family relocated to Texas in the 1990s.”

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A Scottish and Irish surname, an anglicization of Mac Cionaoith; also a city in Texas.
"The McKinney family relocated to Texas in the 1990s."
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Etymology

As a Scottish and Irish surname, it is Anglicised from Mac Cionaodha or Mac Cionaoith. As an Irish surname it is also Anglicised from Mac Coinnigh, meaning “son of Coinneach”, which in Scotland is also treated as equivalent to Kenneth. Both senses come from Pictish *ᚉᚔᚅᚔᚑᚇ, and in Scotland the name is sometimes Anglicised as McKenzie.

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What does “McKinney” mean?
The word “McKinney” means a Scottish and Irish surname, an anglicization of Mac Cionaoith; also a city in Texas.
How do you use “McKinney” in a sentence?
Here is “McKinney” used in a sentence: “The McKinney family relocated to Texas in the 1990s.”
What part of speech is “McKinney”?
“McKinney” is a name.
What is the meaning of McKinney?
"McKinney" (name) means a Scottish and Irish surname, an anglicization of Mac Cionaoith; also a city in Texas.