How common is the surname McCarley?

4,106 people in the United States had the surname McCarley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 75,194 Americans. It ranked 8,072nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McCarley?

Kyle McCarley, American voice actor.

Where is the surname McCarley most common?

Wikidata records people named McCarley in the United States.

Is the surname McCarley getting more or less common?

More common. 4,002 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,106 in 2010, up 2.6%.

The surname McCarley

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 4,106 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M264

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McCarley is more common than 95% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Fhearghaile (“son of Fhearghal”), a personal name composed of the elements fear (“man”) and gal (“ardour, valour”).

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

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 4,106 people named McCarley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 75,194 Americans. That is up 2.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,002.

#8,072

rank among US surnames

4,106

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+2.6%

change since 2000 (was #7,666)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,065	Kindle	4,109	75,139
#8,067	Jessee	4,108	75,157
#8,070	Haider	4,107	75,175
#8,072	McCarley	4,106	75,194
#8,073	Kinley	4,105	75,212
#8,076	Lovely	4,104	75,230
#8,080	Carraway	4,103	75,249

Who is named McCarley

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

87% of people named McCarley identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.8%
Two or more races 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McCarleys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kyle McCarley
American voice actor, born 1985

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McCarley

McCarley has the Soundex code M264, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M264.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McCarley come from?: Anglicized form of Irish Mac Fhearghaile (“son of Fhearghal”), a personal name composed of the elements fear (“man”) and gal (“ardour, valour”).
How common is the surname McCarley?: 4,106 people in the United States had the surname McCarley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 75,194 Americans. It ranked 8,072nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McCarley?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named McCarley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McCarley?: Kyle McCarley, American voice actor.
Where is the surname McCarley most common?: Wikidata records people named McCarley in the United States.
What type of surname is McCarley?: McCarley is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McCarley getting more or less common?: More common. 4,002 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,106 in 2010, up 2.6%.