How common is the surname McCool?

7,259 people in the United States had the surname McCool in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,533 Americans. It ranked 4,856th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McCool?

Michelle McCool, American professional wrestler, followed by Colin McCool.

Where is the surname McCool most common?

Wikidata records people named McCool in the United States and Australia.

Is the surname McCool getting more or less common?

More common. 7,198 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,259 in 2010, up 0.8%.

The surname McCool

An Irish surname, carried by 7,259 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M240

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McCool is more common than 97% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

From Irish.

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 7,259 people named McCool in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 42,533 Americans. That is up 0.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,198.

#4,856

rank among US surnames

7,259

people in 2010

2.5

per 100,000 Americans

+0.8%

change since 2000 (was #4,530)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,852	McKenney	7,265	42,498
#4,853	Cupp	7,263	42,509
#4,854	Christ	7,261	42,521
#4,856	McCool	7,259	42,533
#4,857	Ries	7,258	42,539

Who is named McCool

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

92% of people named McCool identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McCools

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Michelle McCool
American professional wrestler, born 1980
Colin McCool
Australian cricketer (1916-1986)

Notable McCools come mostly from the United States (1) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Maccool
Macool
Cool

Surnames that sound like McCool

McCool has the Soundex code M240, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M240.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McCool come from?: From Irish.
How common is the surname McCool?: 7,259 people in the United States had the surname McCool in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,533 Americans. It ranked 4,856th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McCool?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named McCool identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McCool?: Michelle McCool, American professional wrestler, followed by Colin McCool.
Where is the surname McCool most common?: Wikidata records people named McCool in the United States and Australia.
Is the surname McCool getting more or less common?: More common. 7,198 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,259 in 2010, up 0.8%.
What are other spellings of McCool?: Maccool, Macool and Cool.