How common is the surname McCown?

5,000 people in the United States had the surname McCown in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 61,749 Americans. It ranked 6,744th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McCown?

Josh McCown, American football player (born 1979).

Where is the surname McCown most common?

Wikidata records people named McCown in the United States.

Is the surname McCown getting more or less common?

More common. 4,852 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,000 in 2010, up 3.1%.

The surname McCown

A surname, carried by 5,000 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M250

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McCown is more common than 95.8% of them.

Origin

Variant of McCowan or McCune.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,000 people named McCown in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 61,749 Americans. That is up 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,852.

#6,744

rank among US surnames

5,000

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

+3.1%

change since 2000 (was #6,452)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,736	Gerhardt	5,007	61,663
#6,737	McShane	5,006	61,675
#6,739	Torrey	5,004	61,700
#6,744	Elwood	5,000	61,749
#6,746	Fraga	4,998	61,774
#6,748	Neves	4,997	61,786

Who is named McCown

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

87% of people named McCown identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McCowns

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Josh McCown
American football player (born 1979)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McCown

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

Questions

Where does the surname McCown come from?: Variant of McCowan or McCune.
How common is the surname McCown?: 5,000 people in the United States had the surname McCown in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 61,749 Americans. It ranked 6,744th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McCown?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named McCown identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McCown?: Josh McCown, American football player (born 1979).
Where is the surname McCown most common?: Wikidata records people named McCown in the United States.
Is the surname McCown getting more or less common?: More common. 4,852 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,000 in 2010, up 3.1%.