How common is the surname Mac?

2,321 people in the United States had the surname Mac in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 133,023 Americans. It ranked 13,171st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Mac?

Mạc Thiên Tứ, 18th century leader of Hà Tiên in modern-day Vietnam and Cambodia.

Where is the surname Mac most common?

Wikidata records people named Mac in Đàng Trong.

Is the surname Mac getting more or less common?

More common. 1,859 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,321 in 2010, up 25%.

Is Mac also a first name?

Yes. Mac is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Mac

A surname, carried by 2,321 people in the United States.

Pronounced /mæk/ 1 syllable Soundex M200 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mac is more common than 91.9% of them.

Origin

See macc for details.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,321 people named Mac in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 133,023 Americans. That is up 25% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,859.

#13,171

rank among US surnames

2,321

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+24.9%

change since 2000 (was #14,664)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,165	Pettyjohn	2,323	132,908
#13,166	Ziemer	2,322	132,965
#13,171	Tedeschi	2,321	133,023
#13,177	Kennison	2,320	133,080

Who is named Mac

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

64% of people named Mac identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 24% as white (not Hispanic) and 7.7% as Black (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 64%
White (not Hispanic) 24%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Macs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mạc Thiên Tứ
18th century leader of Hà Tiên in modern-day Vietnam and Cambodia, 1718–1780

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Mac

Mac has the Soundex code M200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M200.

Questions

Where does the surname Mac come from?: See macc for details.
How common is the surname Mac?: 2,321 people in the United States had the surname Mac in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 133,023 Americans. It ranked 13,171st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mac?: In the 2010 Census, 64% of people named Mac identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 24% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Mac?: Mạc Thiên Tứ, 18th century leader of Hà Tiên in modern-day Vietnam and Cambodia.
Where is the surname Mac most common?: Wikidata records people named Mac in Đàng Trong.
How do you pronounce Mac?: Mac is /mæk/, one syllable.
Is the surname Mac getting more or less common?: More common. 1,859 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,321 in 2010, up 25%.
Is Mac also a first name?: Yes. Mac is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.