How common is the surname Macy?

5,203 people in the United States had the surname Macy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,340 Americans. It ranked 6,521st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Macy?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Macy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Macy?

William H. Macy, American actor, followed by Bill Macy.

Where is the surname Macy most common?

Wikidata records people named Macy in the United States.

How do you pronounce Macy?

Macy is /ˈmeɪsi/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Macy getting more or less common?

Less common. 5,217 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,203 in 2010, down 0.3%.

Is Macy also a first name?

Yes. Macy 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 Macy

A French surname, carried by 5,203 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈmeɪsi/ 2 syllables 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). Macy is more common than 96% of them.

Origin

French origin

Norman baronial surname from places named Massy in France, derived from a Gallo-Roman personal name Maccius.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,203 people named Macy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 59,340 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 5,217.

#6,521

rank among US surnames

5,203

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

-0.3%

change since 2000 (was #6,066)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,514	Raab	5,208	59,283
#6,516	Wilmoth	5,205	59,317
#6,520	Pettus	5,204	59,329
#6,521	Macy	5,203	59,340
#6,522	Reiner	5,202	59,351
#6,523	Claiborne	5,201	59,363

Who is named Macy

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

92% of people named Macy identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Macys

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

William H. Macy
American actor, born 1950
Bill Macy
American actor (1922-2019)
Joanna Macy
American activist, author, and ecologist (1929–2025)
Kyle Macy
American basketball player-coach, born 1957

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Macy

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

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Macy come from?: Norman baronial surname from places named Massy in France, derived from a Gallo-Roman personal name Maccius.
How common is the surname Macy?: 5,203 people in the United States had the surname Macy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,340 Americans. It ranked 6,521st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Macy?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Macy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Macy?: William H. Macy, American actor, followed by Bill Macy.
Where is the surname Macy most common?: Wikidata records people named Macy in the United States.
How do you pronounce Macy?: Macy is /ˈmeɪsi/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Macy getting more or less common?: Less common. 5,217 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,203 in 2010, down 0.3%.
Is Macy also a first name?: Yes. Macy 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.