How common is the surname McCutcheon?

9,230 people in the United States had the surname McCutcheon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,450 Americans. It ranked 3,835th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McCutcheon?

Bill McCutcheon, American actor (1924-2002), followed by Wallace McCutcheon, Sr..

Where is the surname McCutcheon most common?

Wikidata records people named McCutcheon in the United States.

Is the surname McCutcheon getting more or less common?

More common. 8,894 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,230 in 2010, up 3.8%.

The surname McCutcheon

A patronymic surname, carried by 9,230 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M232

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McCutcheon is more common than 97.6% of them.

Origin

Anglicized form of Northern Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Uisdein (“son of Uisdean”), a Gaelicized form of Old French Huchon, a hypocoristic form of Hughe (“Hugh”).

McCutcheon is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,230 people named McCutcheon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 33,450 Americans. That is up 3.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,894.

#3,835

rank among US surnames

9,230

people in 2010

3.1

per 100,000 Americans

+3.8%

change since 2000 (was #3,669)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,826	Fitzsimmons	9,260	33,342
#3,827	Luis	9,255	33,360
#3,828	Bobo	9,254	33,363
#3,829	Rueda	9,253	33,367
#3,830	Headley	9,250	33,378
#3,831	Horst	9,245	33,396
#3,832	Sturm	9,242	33,407

Who is named McCutcheon

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

84% of people named McCutcheon identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 84%
Black (not Hispanic) 11%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McCutcheons

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bill McCutcheon
American actor (1924-2002)
Wallace McCutcheon, Sr.
American cinematographer and director (ca 1862–1918)
George Barr McCutcheon
American writer (1866–1928)
John T. McCutcheon
American cartoonist (1870-1949)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McCutcheon

McCutchen

McCutcheon has the Soundex code M232, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M232.

Questions

Where does the surname McCutcheon come from?: Anglicized form of Northern Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Uisdein (“son of Uisdean”), a Gaelicized form of Old French Huchon, a hypocoristic form of Hughe (“Hugh”).
How common is the surname McCutcheon?: 9,230 people in the United States had the surname McCutcheon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,450 Americans. It ranked 3,835th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McCutcheon?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named McCutcheon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McCutcheon?: Bill McCutcheon, American actor (1924-2002), followed by Wallace McCutcheon, Sr..
Where is the surname McCutcheon most common?: Wikidata records people named McCutcheon in the United States.
What type of surname is McCutcheon?: McCutcheon is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McCutcheon getting more or less common?: More common. 8,894 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,230 in 2010, up 3.8%.