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    The surname McAloon

    An Irish occupational surname, carried by 802 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /mək.əˈluːn/ 3 syllables Soundex M245

    McAloon: #29,447 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon McAloon #29,447, 802 people McAloon: #29,447 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez McAloon #29,447, 802 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McAloon is more common than 81.9% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Eóin (“son of the servant of (Saint) John”).

    McAloon is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

    One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 802 people named McAloon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 384,969 Americans. That is up 5.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 762.

    #29,447
    rank among US surnames
    802
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.2%
    change since 2000 (was #29,261)

    Who is named McAloon

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

    98% of people named McAloon identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 98%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.0%
    • Two or more races 0.6%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like McAloon

    McAloon has the Soundex code M245, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M245.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname McAloon come from?
    Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Eóin (“son of the servant of (Saint) John”).
    How common is the surname McAloon?
    802 people in the United States had the surname McAloon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 384,969 Americans. It ranked 29,447th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McAloon?
    In the 2010 Census, 98% of people named McAloon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    How do you pronounce McAloon?
    McAloon is /mək.əˈluːn/, 3 syllables.
    What type of surname is McAloon?
    McAloon is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
    Is the surname McAloon getting more or less common?
    More common. 762 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 802 in 2010, up 5.2%.