How common is the surname McComas?

4,812 people in the United States had the surname McComas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 64,162 Americans. It ranked 6,973rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname McComas?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named McComas identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named McComas?

Lorissa McComas, American actor and model (1970-2009), followed by Louis E. McComas.

Where is the surname McComas most common?

Wikidata records people named McComas in the United States.

Is the surname McComas getting more or less common?

More common. 4,648 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,812 in 2010, up 3.5%.

The surname McComas

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 4,812 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M252

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McComas is more common than 95.7% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mac Thómais (“son of Thomas”).

McComas 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 4,812 people named McComas in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 64,162 Americans. That is up 3.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,648.

#6,973

rank among US surnames

4,812

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

+3.5%

change since 2000 (was #6,706)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,968	Peach	4,815	64,122
#6,969	Neighbors	4,814	64,135
#6,971	Dones	4,813	64,148
#6,973	McComas	4,812	64,162
#6,974	Sand	4,810	64,188
#6,976	Pettway	4,807	64,228

Who is named McComas

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

94% of people named McComas identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McComass

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lorissa McComas
American actor and model (1970-2009)
Louis E. McComas
American politician (1846-1907)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McComas

McComas has the Soundex code M252, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M252.

Other Irish surnames

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Questions

Where does the surname McComas come from?: Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mac Thómais (“son of Thomas”).
How common is the surname McComas?: 4,812 people in the United States had the surname McComas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 64,162 Americans. It ranked 6,973rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McComas?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named McComas identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named McComas?: Lorissa McComas, American actor and model (1970-2009), followed by Louis E. McComas.
Where is the surname McComas most common?: Wikidata records people named McComas in the United States.
What type of surname is McComas?: McComas is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McComas getting more or less common?: More common. 4,648 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,812 in 2010, up 3.5%.