How common is the surname McCants?

6,270 people in the United States had the surname McCants in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 49,242 Americans. It ranked 5,542nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McCants?

Rashad McCants, American basketball player (born 1984), followed by Victoria Monét.

Where is the surname McCants most common?

Wikidata records people named McCants in the United States.

Is the surname McCants getting more or less common?

More common. 5,602 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,270 in 2010, up 12%.

The surname McCants

A surname, carried by 6,270 people in the United States.

2 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). McCants is more common than 96.6% of them.

Origin

Variant of McCance.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,270 people named McCants in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 49,242 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,602.

#5,542

rank among US surnames

6,270

people in 2010

2.1

per 100,000 Americans

+11.9%

change since 2000 (was #5,682)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,533	Boylan	6,280	49,163
#5,534	Linden	6,276	49,195
#5,535	Dee	6,275	49,202
#5,537	Rascon	6,274	49,210
#5,538	Hassell	6,273	49,218
#5,539	Pitcher	6,272	49,226
#5,540	Probst	6,271	49,234

Who is named McCants

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

75% of people named McCants identified as Black (not Hispanic), 20% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 75%
White (not Hispanic) 20%
Two or more races 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous McCantss

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Rashad McCants
American basketball player (born 1984)
Victoria Monét
American singer and songwriter (born 1989)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McCants

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

Questions

Where does the surname McCants come from?: Variant of McCance.
How common is the surname McCants?: 6,270 people in the United States had the surname McCants in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 49,242 Americans. It ranked 5,542nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McCants?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named McCants identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 20% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McCants?: Rashad McCants, American basketball player (born 1984), followed by Victoria Monét.
Where is the surname McCants most common?: Wikidata records people named McCants in the United States.
Is the surname McCants getting more or less common?: More common. 5,602 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,270 in 2010, up 12%.