How common is the surname McFarland?

41,300 people in the United States had the surname McFarland in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 7,476 Americans. It ranked 835th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McFarland?

Hayley McFarland, American actress, followed by George McFarland.

Where is the surname McFarland most common?

Wikidata records people named McFarland in the United States.

Is the surname McFarland getting more or less common?

More common. 40,244 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 41,300 in 2010, up 2.6%.

The surname McFarland

A Scottish Gaelic surname, carried by 41,300 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M216

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McFarland is more common than 99.5% of them.

Origin

Scottish Gaelic origin

Variant of McFarlane.

One of 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 41,300 people named McFarland in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 7,476 Americans. That is up 2.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 40,244.

#835

rank among US surnames

41,300

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+2.6%

change since 2000 (was #782)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#826	Herman	41,750	7,395
#827	Stark	41,735	7,398
#828	Bravo	41,700	7,404
#829	Noble	41,667	7,410
#830	Spears	41,665	7,410
#831	Weeks	41,565	7,428
#832	Corona	41,553	7,430

Who is named McFarland

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

79% of people named McFarland identified as white (not Hispanic), 16% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 79%
Black (not Hispanic) 16%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 2.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McFarlands

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Hayley McFarland
American actress, born 1991
George McFarland
American child actor (1928–1993)
Ernest McFarland
American politician and jurist from Arizona, 1894–1984
Gary McFarland
American composer, vibraphonist and vocalist (1933–1971)
K. T. McFarland
American government official and political commentator, born 1951
T. J. McFarland
American baseball player, born 1989
Packey McFarland
American boxer (1888-1936)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McFarland

McFarland has the Soundex code M216, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M216.

Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McFarland come from?: Variant of McFarlane.
How common is the surname McFarland?: 41,300 people in the United States had the surname McFarland in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 7,476 Americans. It ranked 835th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McFarland?: In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named McFarland identified as white (not Hispanic), and 16% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McFarland?: Hayley McFarland, American actress, followed by George McFarland.
Where is the surname McFarland most common?: Wikidata records people named McFarland in the United States.
Is the surname McFarland getting more or less common?: More common. 40,244 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 41,300 in 2010, up 2.6%.