How common is the surname McCartan?

697 people in the United States had the surname McCartan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 442,963 Americans. It ranked 32,900th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname McCartan?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named McCartan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named McCartan?

Ryan McCartan, American actor and singer.

Where is the surname McCartan most common?

Wikidata records people named McCartan in the United States.

Is the surname McCartan getting more or less common?

More common. 684 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 697 in 2010, up 1.9%.

The surname McCartan

A Scottish Gaelic patronymic surname, carried by 697 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M263

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McCartan is more common than 79.7% of them.

Origin

Scottish Gaelic origin

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Artáin (literally “son of Artán”), from mac (“son”) + Artán, a diminutive of the name Art, from Old Irish art (“bear”). Compare McCartney, of similar origin.

McCartan 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 697 people named McCartan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 442,963 Americans. That is up 1.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 684.

#32,900

rank among US surnames

697

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

+1.9%

change since 2000 (was #31,884)

Who is named McCartan

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

96% of people named McCartan identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McCartans

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ryan McCartan
American actor and singer, born 1993

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McCartan

McCartan has the Soundex code M263, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M263.

Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McCartan come from?: Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Artáin (literally “son of Artán”), from mac (“son”) + Artán, a diminutive of the name Art, from Old Irish art (“bear”). Compare McCartney, of similar origin.
How common is the surname McCartan?: 697 people in the United States had the surname McCartan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 442,963 Americans. It ranked 32,900th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McCartan?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named McCartan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named McCartan?: Ryan McCartan, American actor and singer.
Where is the surname McCartan most common?: Wikidata records people named McCartan in the United States.
What type of surname is McCartan?: McCartan is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McCartan getting more or less common?: More common. 684 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 697 in 2010, up 1.9%.