How common is the surname McCraw?

5,561 people in the United States had the surname McCraw in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,520 Americans. It ranked 6,156th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname McCraw getting more or less common?

More common. 5,402 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,561 in 2010, up 2.9%.

The surname McCraw

An Irish surname, carried by 5,561 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M260

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McCraw is more common than 96.2% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Ultimately a variant of McGrath.

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 5,561 people named McCraw in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 55,520 Americans. That is up 2.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,402.

#6,156

rank among US surnames

5,561

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+2.9%

change since 2000 (was #5,870)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,147	Storms	5,575	55,380
#6,148	Lafrance	5,574	55,390
#6,149	Wendel	5,572	55,410
#6,150	Seely	5,571	55,420
#6,151	Mitchel	5,570	55,430
#6,152	Bartel	5,568	55,450
#6,153	Cress	5,565	55,480

Who is named McCraw

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

84% of people named McCraw identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 84%
Black (not Hispanic) 12%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McCraw

McCraw has the Soundex code M260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M260.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McCraw come from?: Ultimately a variant of McGrath.
How common is the surname McCraw?: 5,561 people in the United States had the surname McCraw in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,520 Americans. It ranked 6,156th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McCraw?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named McCraw identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname McCraw getting more or less common?: More common. 5,402 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,561 in 2010, up 2.9%.