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    The surname McEnaney

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 852 people in the United States.

    4 syllables Soundex M255

    McEnaney: #28,100 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon McEnaney #28,100, 852 people McEnaney: #28,100 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez McEnaney #28,100, 852 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McEnaney is more common than 82.7% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Anglicized form of Irish Mac an Deaghánaigh (“son of the deacon”), from deagánach (“deacon”).

    McEnaney 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 852 people named McEnaney in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 362,377 Americans. That is up 14% since 2000, when the Census counted 749.

    #28,100
    rank among US surnames
    852
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +13.8%
    change since 2000 (was #29,662)

    Who is named McEnaney

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

    96% of people named McEnaney identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
    • Two or more races 0.8%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like McEnaney

    McEnaney has the Soundex code M255, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M255.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname McEnaney come from?
    Anglicized form of Irish Mac an Deaghánaigh (“son of the deacon”), from deagánach (“deacon”).
    How common is the surname McEnaney?
    852 people in the United States had the surname McEnaney in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 362,377 Americans. It ranked 28,100th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McEnaney?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named McEnaney identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    What type of surname is McEnaney?
    McEnaney is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname McEnaney getting more or less common?
    More common. 749 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 852 in 2010, up 14%.