# McCune (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mccune/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 9,549 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,715 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 32,333 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.5% (9,315 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Eoghain.

## Who carries it

Share of people named McCune in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 88% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 7.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named McCune in the United States and Australia.

## People named McCune

- George M. McCune, American linguist (1908-1948)
- Lisa McCune, Australian actress
- Grant McCune, American special effects director (1943-2010)

## Similar surnames

McCann, McQueen, McCain, McCown, McCuen, McCane, McCoin, McCone, McCowan, McNew, McHone, Mason.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.