How common is the surname McFall?

7,602 people in the United States had the surname McFall in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,614 Americans. It ranked 4,664th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McFall?

Lauren McFall, American synchronized swimmer.

Where is the surname McFall most common?

Wikidata records people named McFall in the United States.

Is the surname McFall getting more or less common?

More common. 7,486 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,602 in 2010, up 1.5%.

The surname McFall

A surname, carried by 7,602 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M214

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McFall is more common than 97.1% of them.

Origin

Variant of McPhail.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,602 people named McFall in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 40,614 Americans. That is up 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,486.

#4,664

rank among US surnames

7,602

people in 2010

2.6

per 100,000 Americans

+1.5%

change since 2000 (was #4,386)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,656	Borja	7,618	40,528
#4,657	Sparrow	7,614	40,550
#4,658	Martini	7,612	40,560
#4,659	McEwen	7,610	40,571
#4,660	Heflin	7,609	40,576
#4,661	Sparkman	7,607	40,587
#4,662	Zeng	7,605	40,598

Who is named McFall

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

86% of people named McFall identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Black (not Hispanic) 9.3%
Two or more races 1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McFalls

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lauren McFall
American synchronized swimmer, born 1980

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McFall

McFall has the Soundex code M214, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M214.

Questions

Where does the surname McFall come from?: Variant of McPhail.
How common is the surname McFall?: 7,602 people in the United States had the surname McFall in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,614 Americans. It ranked 4,664th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McFall?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named McFall identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McFall?: Lauren McFall, American synchronized swimmer.
Where is the surname McFall most common?: Wikidata records people named McFall in the United States.
Is the surname McFall getting more or less common?: More common. 7,486 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,602 in 2010, up 1.5%.