How common is the surname McCraney?

2,015 people in the United States had the surname McCraney in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 153,224 Americans. It ranked 14,748th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McCraney?

Tarell Alvin McCraney, American playwright.

Where is the surname McCraney most common?

Wikidata records people named McCraney in the United States.

Is the surname McCraney getting more or less common?

More common. 1,880 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,015 in 2010, up 7.2%.

The surname McCraney

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 2,015 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M265

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McCraney is more common than 90.9% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Bhranaigh (“son of Branach”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of bran (“raven”).

McCraney 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 2,015 people named McCraney in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 153,224 Americans. That is up 7.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,880.

#14,748

rank among US surnames

2,015

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+7.2%

change since 2000 (was #14,539)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,739	Siefert	2,016	153,148
#14,748	McCraney	2,015	153,224
#14,749	Austria	2,014	153,300
#14,755	Dittrich	2,013	153,376

Who is named McCraney

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

56% of people named McCraney identified as white (not Hispanic), 38% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 56%
Black (not Hispanic) 38%
Two or more races 3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McCraneys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tarell Alvin McCraney
American playwright, born 1980

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McCraney

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

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McCraney come from?: Anglicized form of Irish Mac Bhranaigh (“son of Branach”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of bran (“raven”).
How common is the surname McCraney?: 2,015 people in the United States had the surname McCraney in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 153,224 Americans. It ranked 14,748th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McCraney?: In the 2010 Census, 56% of people named McCraney identified as white (not Hispanic), and 38% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McCraney?: Tarell Alvin McCraney, American playwright.
Where is the surname McCraney most common?: Wikidata records people named McCraney in the United States.
What type of surname is McCraney?: McCraney is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McCraney getting more or less common?: More common. 1,880 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,015 in 2010, up 7.2%.