How common is the surname McCartney?

13,615 people in the United States had the surname McCartney in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 22,677 Americans. It ranked 2,645th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McCartney?

Jesse McCartney, American singer and actor, followed by Linda McCartney.

Where is the surname McCartney most common?

Wikidata records people named McCartney in the United States.

How do you pronounce McCartney?

McCartney is /məkˈkɑː(ɹ)t.ni/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname McCartney getting more or less common?

More common. 13,011 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,615 in 2010, up 4.6%.

The surname McCartney

A Scottish Gaelic patronymic surname, carried by 13,615 people in the United States.

Pronounced /məkˈkɑː(ɹ)t.ni/ 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). McCartney is more common than 98.4% of them.

Origin

Scottish Gaelic origin

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

McCartney 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 13,615 people named McCartney in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 22,677 Americans. That is up 4.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,011.

#2,645

rank among US surnames

13,615

people in 2010

4.6

per 100,000 Americans

+4.6%

change since 2000 (was #2,555)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,637	Chastain	13,655	22,610
#2,638	Harp	13,646	22,625
#2,639	Manzo	13,635	22,644
#2,640	Sherrill	13,631	22,650
#2,641	Medley	13,630	22,652
#2,642	Hacker	13,625	22,660
#2,643	Bonds	13,620	22,669

Who is named McCartney

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

92% of people named McCartney identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McCartneys

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jesse McCartney
American singer and actor, born 1987
Linda McCartney
American photographer, musician and animal rights activist (1941–1998)
Jason McCartney
American cyclist, born 1973
Heather McCartney
American-British potter and artist; daughter of Linda McCartney and adopted daughter of Pa, born 1962

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Macartney

Surnames that sound like McCartney

McCartney 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 McCartney come from?: Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Artaine (literally “son of Artan”), from mac (“son”) + Artan, a diminutive of the name Art, from Old Irish art (“bear”). Compare McCartan, of similar origin.
How common is the surname McCartney?: 13,615 people in the United States had the surname McCartney in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 22,677 Americans. It ranked 2,645th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McCartney?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named McCartney identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McCartney?: Jesse McCartney, American singer and actor, followed by Linda McCartney.
Where is the surname McCartney most common?: Wikidata records people named McCartney in the United States.
How do you pronounce McCartney?: McCartney is /məkˈkɑː(ɹ)t.ni/, 3 syllables.
What type of surname is McCartney?: McCartney is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McCartney getting more or less common?: More common. 13,011 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,615 in 2010, up 4.6%.
What are other spellings of McCartney?: Macartney.