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    The surname McCone

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 502 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M250

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McCone is more common than 73.5% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Anglicized form of Irish Mac Comhdhain (“son of Comhdhan”), a personal name of uncertain origin.

    McCone 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 502 people named McCone in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 615,031 Americans. That is down 6.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 536.

    #43,077
    rank among US surnames
    502
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    -6.3%
    change since 2000 (was #38,771)

    Who is named McCone

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

    89% of people named McCone identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 89%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 6.8%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 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 McCone

    McCone has the Soundex code M250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M250.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname McCone come from?
    Anglicized form of Irish Mac Comhdhain (“son of Comhdhan”), a personal name of uncertain origin.
    How common is the surname McCone?
    502 people in the United States had the surname McCone in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 615,031 Americans. It ranked 43,077th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McCone?
    In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named McCone identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
    What type of surname is McCone?
    McCone is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname McCone getting more or less common?
    Less common. 536 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 502 in 2010, down 6.3%.