How common is the surname McCaw?

2,438 people in the United States had the surname McCaw in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 126,639 Americans. It ranked 12,676th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McCaw?

Patrick McCaw, American basketball player (born 1995), followed by Craig McCaw.

Where is the surname McCaw most common?

Wikidata records people named McCaw in the United States.

Is the surname McCaw getting more or less common?

More common. 2,301 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,438 in 2010, up 6.0%.

The surname McCaw

An Irish surname, carried by 2,438 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McCaw is more common than 92.2% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Variant of McGaw.

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 2,438 people named McCaw in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 126,639 Americans. That is up 6.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,301.

#12,676

rank among US surnames

2,438

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+6%

change since 2000 (was #12,382)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,667	Klee	2,440	126,535
#12,670	Gilland	2,439	126,587
#12,676	Villasana	2,438	126,639
#12,680	Creason	2,437	126,691
#12,682	Filer	2,436	126,743
#12,683	Backstrom	2,435	126,795

Who is named McCaw

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

83% of people named McCaw identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 83%
Black (not Hispanic) 9.6%
Two or more races 2.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McCaws

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Patrick McCaw
American basketball player (born 1995)
Craig McCaw
American businessman, born 1949

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McCaw

McCaw has the Soundex code M200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M200.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McCaw come from?: Variant of McGaw.
How common is the surname McCaw?: 2,438 people in the United States had the surname McCaw in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 126,639 Americans. It ranked 12,676th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McCaw?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named McCaw identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McCaw?: Patrick McCaw, American basketball player (born 1995), followed by Craig McCaw.
Where is the surname McCaw most common?: Wikidata records people named McCaw in the United States.
Is the surname McCaw getting more or less common?: More common. 2,301 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,438 in 2010, up 6.0%.