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    The surname McCleskey

    A surname, carried by 1,822 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex M242

    McCleskey: #15,947 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer McCleskey #15,947, 1,822 people McCleskey: #15,947 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez McCleskey #15,947, 1,822 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McCleskey is more common than 90.2% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,822 people named McCleskey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 169,454 Americans. That is up 5.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,720.

    #15,947
    rank among US surnames
    1,822
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.9%
    change since 2000 (was #15,598)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #15,938Allyn1,823169,361
    #15,947Butner1,822169,454
    #15,955Brightman1,821169,547

    Who is named McCleskey

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

    84% of people named McCleskey identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 84%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 12%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
    • Two or more races 1.6%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like McCleskey

    McCleskey has the Soundex code M242, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M242.

    Questions

    How common is the surname McCleskey?
    1,822 people in the United States had the surname McCleskey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 169,454 Americans. It ranked 15,947th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McCleskey?
    In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named McCleskey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname McCleskey getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,720 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,822 in 2010, up 5.9%.