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    The surname McEachern

    A patronymic surname, carried by 4,133 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex M226

    McEachern: #8,003 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer McEachern #8,003, 4,133 people McEachern: #8,003 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez McEachern #8,003, 4,133 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McEachern is more common than 95.1% of them.

    Origin

    Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Eichthigheirn (“son of Eichthigearn”), a personal name formed by each (“horse”) + tighearna (“lord”).

    McEachern 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 4,133 people named McEachern in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 74,703 Americans. That is up 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,078.

    #8,003
    rank among US surnames
    4,133
    people in 2010
    1.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.3%
    change since 2000 (was #7,525)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #7,995Willman4,13774,630
    #7,997McAnally4,13674,648
    #8,002Derose4,13574,666
    #8,003Karns4,13374,703
    #8,005Arcos4,13274,721
    #8,006Adelman4,13174,739
    #8,010Yousif4,13074,757

    Who is named McEachern

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

    75% of people named McEachern identified as white (not Hispanic), 19% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 75%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 19%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
    • Two or more races 1.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous McEacherns

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Shawn McEachern
      American ice hockey player, born 1969

    Questions

    Where does the surname McEachern come from?
    Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Eichthigheirn (“son of Eichthigearn”), a personal name formed by each (“horse”) + tighearna (“lord”).
    How common is the surname McEachern?
    4,133 people in the United States had the surname McEachern in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 74,703 Americans. It ranked 8,003rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McEachern?
    In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named McEachern identified as white (not Hispanic), and 19% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named McEachern?
    Shawn McEachern, American ice hockey player.
    Where is the surname McEachern most common?
    Wikidata records people named McEachern in the United States.
    What type of surname is McEachern?
    McEachern is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname McEachern getting more or less common?
    More common. 4,078 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,133 in 2010, up 1.3%.