How common is the surname Macrae?

2,330 people in the United States had the surname Macrae in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 132,509 Americans. It ranked 13,138th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Macrae?

Meredith MacRae, American actress and singer (1944-2000), followed by Heather MacRae.

Where is the surname Macrae most common?

Wikidata records people named Macrae in the United States.

Is the surname Macrae getting more or less common?

More common. 2,284 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,330 in 2010, up 2.0%.

The surname Macrae

A surname, carried by 2,330 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M260

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

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,330 people named Macrae in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 132,509 Americans. That is up 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,284.

#13,138

rank among US surnames

2,330

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+2%

change since 2000 (was #12,466)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,132	Meldrum	2,332	132,395
#13,133	Hutsell	2,331	132,452
#13,138	Ament	2,330	132,509
#13,142	Cervera	2,329	132,566

Who is named Macrae

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

93% of people named Macrae identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Macraes

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Meredith MacRae
American actress and singer (1944-2000)
Heather MacRae
American actress, born 1946
Elizabeth MacRae
American actress (1936–2024)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Macrae

Macrae has the Soundex code M260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M260.

Questions

How common is the surname Macrae?: 2,330 people in the United States had the surname Macrae in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 132,509 Americans. It ranked 13,138th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Macrae?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Macrae identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Macrae?: Meredith MacRae, American actress and singer (1944-2000), followed by Heather MacRae.
Where is the surname Macrae most common?: Wikidata records people named Macrae in the United States.
Is the surname Macrae getting more or less common?: More common. 2,284 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,330 in 2010, up 2.0%.