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    The surname McCormick

    A patronymic surname, carried by 63,649 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /məˈkɔː(ɹ)mɪk/ 3 syllables Soundex M265

    McCormick: #532 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon McCormick #532, 63,649 people McCormick: #532 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott McCormick #532, 63,649 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McCormick is more common than 99.7% of them.

    Origin

    From Scottish Gaelic and Irish Mac Cormaic (literally “son of Cormac”), from Old Irish Cormac, Corbmac, which is itself from corb (“chariot”) + mac (“son”). The double patronymic "arose when the meaning of Cormac began to be lost sight of". Many books of baby names also connect the name to an Irish word for "raven".

    McCormick is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 63,649 people named McCormick in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 4,851 Americans. That is up 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 62,663.

    #532
    rank among US surnames
    63,649
    people in 2010
    22
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.6%
    change since 2000 (was #475)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #523Mueller64,1914,810
    #524Hartman64,1064,816
    #525French63,9914,825
    #526Kramer63,9364,829
    #527McBride63,8994,832
    #528Pope63,8814,833
    #529Lindsey63,7604,842

    Who is named McCormick

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

    87% of people named McCormick identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 87%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 7.6%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
    • Two or more races 1.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous McCormicks

    26 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Cyrus McCormick
      American inventor and businessman (1809–1884)
    • Sierra McCormick
      American actress and model, born 1997
    • Pat McCormick
      American diver, 1930–2023
    • David H. McCormick
      American politician and businessman (born 1965)
    • Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
      American politician (born 1979)
    • Carolyn McCormick
      American actress, born 1959
    • Peter Dodds McCormick
      Australian schoolteacher and songwriter (1834–1916)
    • Kelly McCormick
      American diver, born 1960
    • Maureen McCormick
      American actress, born 1956
    • Katharine Dexter McCormick
      American philanthropist (1875–1967)
    • Ruth Hanna McCormick
      American politician (1880–1944)
    • Pat McCormick
      American actor (1927–2005)

    Notable McCormicks come mostly from the United States (24) and Australia (2).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like McCormick

    McCormick has the Soundex code M265, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M265.

    Questions

    Where does the surname McCormick come from?
    From Scottish Gaelic and Irish Mac Cormaic (literally “son of Cormac”), from Old Irish Cormac, Corbmac, which is itself from corb (“chariot”) + mac (“son”). The double patronymic "arose when the meaning of Cormac began to be lost sight of". Many books of baby names also connect the name to an…
    How common is the surname McCormick?
    63,649 people in the United States had the surname McCormick in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 4,851 Americans. It ranked 532nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McCormick?
    In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named McCormick identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named McCormick?
    Cyrus McCormick, American inventor and businessman (1809–1884), followed by Sierra McCormick.
    Where is the surname McCormick most common?
    Wikidata records people named McCormick in the United States and Australia.
    How do you pronounce McCormick?
    McCormick is /məˈkɔː(ɹ)mɪk/, 3 syllables.
    What type of surname is McCormick?
    McCormick is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname McCormick getting more or less common?
    More common. 62,663 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 63,649 in 2010, up 1.6%.