# Macfarlane (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/macfarlane/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname, an alternative form of MacFarlane.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,605 |
| US rank (2010) | 7,243 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 67,046 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.8% (4,437 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Macfarlane in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 93% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Macfarlane in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Macfarlane

- Seth MacFarlane, American writer, actor, and producer (born 1973)
- Rachael MacFarlane, American voice actress
- Catharine Macfarlane, American obstetrician and gynecologist
- Alan Macfarlane, British anthropologist

## Similar surnames

McFarlane, McFarlin, Macfarland, McBride, McFarland, McPherson, McGovern, McCaffrey, McKeever, Mashburn, Macpherson, McIver.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.