How common is the surname McAndrew?

4,129 people in the United States had the surname McAndrew in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 74,775 Americans. It ranked 8,013th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname McAndrew?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named McAndrew identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Where is the surname McAndrew most common?

Wikidata records people named McAndrew in the United States.

Is the surname McAndrew getting more or less common?

More common. 4,110 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,129 in 2010, up 0.5%.

The surname McAndrew

A Scottish Gaelic patronymic surname, carried by 4,129 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M253

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McAndrew is more common than 95.1% of them.

Origin

Scottish Gaelic origin

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Aindreis (“son of Andrew”).

McAndrew is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,129 people named McAndrew in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 74,775 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 4,110.

#8,013

rank among US surnames

4,129

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+0.5%

change since 2000 (was #7,471)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,005	Arcos	4,132	74,721
#8,006	Adelman	4,131	74,739
#8,010	Yousif	4,130	74,757
#8,013	Seeger	4,129	74,775
#8,016	Kaul	4,128	74,793
#8,019	Pawlak	4,127	74,811

Who is named McAndrew

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

95% of people named McAndrew identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McAndrews

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Marianne McAndrew
Actress, born 1942

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McAndrew

McAndrew has the Soundex code M253, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M253.

Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McAndrew come from?: Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Aindreis (“son of Andrew”).
How common is the surname McAndrew?: 4,129 people in the United States had the surname McAndrew in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 74,775 Americans. It ranked 8,013th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McAndrew?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named McAndrew identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named McAndrew?: Marianne McAndrew, actress.
Where is the surname McAndrew most common?: Wikidata records people named McAndrew in the United States.
What type of surname is McAndrew?: McAndrew is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McAndrew getting more or less common?: More common. 4,110 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,129 in 2010, up 0.5%.