How common is the surname McBrayer?

3,452 people in the United States had the surname McBrayer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 89,440 Americans. It ranked 9,421st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McBrayer?

Jack McBrayer, American actor, followed by Trey Miguel.

Where is the surname McBrayer most common?

Wikidata records people named McBrayer in the United States.

Is the surname McBrayer getting more or less common?

More common. 3,434 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,452 in 2010, up 0.5%.

The surname McBrayer

A patronymic surname, carried by 3,452 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M216

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McBrayer is more common than 94.2% of them.

Origin

Anglicized form of Northern Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Bràthar (“son of the brother”), from bràthair (“brother”).

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

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,452 people named McBrayer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 89,440 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 3,434.

#9,421

rank among US surnames

3,452

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+0.5%

change since 2000 (was #8,786)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,412	Johannes	3,455	89,362
#9,415	Meisner	3,454	89,388
#9,418	Albino	3,453	89,414
#9,421	Stalker	3,452	89,440
#9,426	Trieu	3,451	89,466
#9,427	Bulger	3,450	89,491

Who is named McBrayer

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

90% of people named McBrayer identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.0%
Two or more races 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McBrayers

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jack McBrayer
American actor, born 1973
Trey Miguel
American professional wrestler, born 1994

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McBrayer

McBrayer has the Soundex code M216, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M216.

Questions

Where does the surname McBrayer come from?: Anglicized form of Northern Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Bràthar (“son of the brother”), from bràthair (“brother”).
How common is the surname McBrayer?: 3,452 people in the United States had the surname McBrayer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 89,440 Americans. It ranked 9,421st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McBrayer?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named McBrayer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McBrayer?: Jack McBrayer, American actor, followed by Trey Miguel.
Where is the surname McBrayer most common?: Wikidata records people named McBrayer in the United States.
What type of surname is McBrayer?: McBrayer is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McBrayer getting more or less common?: More common. 3,434 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,452 in 2010, up 0.5%.