How common is the surname McEnroe?

1,019 people in the United States had the surname McEnroe in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 302,989 Americans. It ranked 24,531st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname McEnroe?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named McEnroe identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named McEnroe?

John McEnroe, American former tennis player (born 1959), followed by Patrick McEnroe.

Where is the surname McEnroe most common?

Wikidata records people named McEnroe in the United States.

Is the surname McEnroe getting more or less common?

More common. 957 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,019 in 2010, up 6.5%.

The surname McEnroe

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 1,019 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M256

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McEnroe is more common than 84.9% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Conchradha (“son of Conchradh”), a personal name composed of the elements cú (“hound”) + crádh (“torment”). See Mac.

McEnroe 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 1,019 people named McEnroe in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 302,989 Americans. That is up 6.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 957.

#24,531

rank among US surnames

1,019

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+6.5%

change since 2000 (was #24,491)

Who is named McEnroe

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

92% of people named McEnroe identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 2.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McEnroes

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

John McEnroe
American former tennis player (born 1959)
Patrick McEnroe
American tennis player, born 1966

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McEnroe

McEnroe has the Soundex code M256, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M256.

Other Irish surnames

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Questions

Where does the surname McEnroe come from?: Anglicized form of Irish Mac Conchradha (“son of Conchradh”), a personal name composed of the elements cú (“hound”) + crádh (“torment”). See Mac.
How common is the surname McEnroe?: 1,019 people in the United States had the surname McEnroe in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 302,989 Americans. It ranked 24,531st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McEnroe?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named McEnroe identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named McEnroe?: John McEnroe, American former tennis player (born 1959), followed by Patrick McEnroe.
Where is the surname McEnroe most common?: Wikidata records people named McEnroe in the United States.
What type of surname is McEnroe?: McEnroe is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McEnroe getting more or less common?: More common. 957 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,019 in 2010, up 6.5%.