How common is the surname McCray?

28,024 people in the United States had the surname McCray in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,017 Americans. It ranked 1,252nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McCray?

Nikki McCray, American basketball player (1971–2023), followed by Rodney McCray.

Where is the surname McCray most common?

Wikidata records people named McCray in the United States.

Is the surname McCray getting more or less common?

More common. 25,300 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 28,024 in 2010, up 11%.

The surname McCray

A surname, carried by 28,024 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). McCray is more common than 99.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 28,024 people named McCray in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 11,017 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 25,300.

#1,252

rank among US surnames

28,024

people in 2010

9.5

per 100,000 Americans

+10.8%

change since 2000 (was #1,278)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,243	Belcher	28,321	10,902
#1,244	Wills	28,219	10,941
#1,245	Womack	28,201	10,948
#1,246	Dye	28,182	10,955
#1,247	Arthur	28,102	10,987
#1,248	Grace	28,098	10,988
#1,249	Baca	28,082	10,994

Who is named McCray

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

67% of people named McCray identified as Black (not Hispanic), 27% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 67%
White (not Hispanic) 27%
Two or more races 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous McCrays

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Nikki McCray
American basketball player (1971–2023)
Rodney McCray
American basketball player (born 1961)
Marie McCray
American pornographic actress and glamour model, born 1985
Danielle McCray
American basketball player (born 1987)
Chirlane McCray
American writer and political figure, born 1954
Larry McCray
American blues guitarist and singer, born 1960

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McCray

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

Questions

How common is the surname McCray?: 28,024 people in the United States had the surname McCray in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,017 Americans. It ranked 1,252nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McCray?: In the 2010 Census, 67% of people named McCray identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 27% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McCray?: Nikki McCray, American basketball player (1971–2023), followed by Rodney McCray.
Where is the surname McCray most common?: Wikidata records people named McCray in the United States.
Is the surname McCray getting more or less common?: More common. 25,300 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 28,024 in 2010, up 11%.