How common is the surname McElrath?

3,120 people in the United States had the surname McElrath in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 98,957 Americans. It ranked 10,326th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname McElrath getting more or less common?

More common. 2,981 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,120 in 2010, up 4.7%.

The surname McElrath

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 3,120 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M246

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McElrath is more common than 93.6% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Riabhaigh (“son of the brindled lad”), the same source of Gallery.

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

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 3,120 people named McElrath in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 98,957 Americans. That is up 4.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,981.

#10,326

rank among US surnames

3,120

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+4.7%

change since 2000 (was #9,984)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,320	Merlo	3,122	98,894
#10,324	Joo	3,121	98,925
#10,326	Wegener	3,120	98,957
#10,331	Magruder	3,119	98,989
#10,332	Hauer	3,118	99,020
#10,334	Cheshire	3,117	99,052

Who is named McElrath

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

57% of people named McElrath identified as white (not Hispanic), 38% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 57%
Black (not Hispanic) 38%
Two or more races 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

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McElrath has the Soundex code M246, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M246.

Other Irish surnames

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Questions

Where does the surname McElrath come from?: Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Riabhaigh (“son of the brindled lad”), the same source of Gallery.
How common is the surname McElrath?: 3,120 people in the United States had the surname McElrath in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 98,957 Americans. It ranked 10,326th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McElrath?: In the 2010 Census, 57% of people named McElrath identified as white (not Hispanic), and 38% as Black (not Hispanic).
What type of surname is McElrath?: McElrath is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McElrath getting more or less common?: More common. 2,981 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,120 in 2010, up 4.7%.