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    The surname McFaul

    A Scottish Gaelic surname, carried by 1,021 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M214

    McFaul: #24,499 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon McFaul #24,499, 1,021 people McFaul: #24,499 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez McFaul #24,499, 1,021 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McFaul is more common than 84.9% of them.

    Origin

    Scottish Gaelic origin

    Variant of McPhail.

    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 1,021 people named McFaul in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 302,395 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 924.

    #24,499
    rank among US surnames
    1,021
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +10.5%
    change since 2000 (was #25,169)

    Who is named McFaul

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

    94% of people named McFaul identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as two or more races and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Two or more races 2.8%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous McFauls

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Michael McFaul
      American political scientist, author, and diplomat, born 1963
    • James Augustine McFaul
      Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton (1850–1917)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like McFaul

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

    Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

    All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname McFaul come from?
    Variant of McPhail.
    How common is the surname McFaul?
    1,021 people in the United States had the surname McFaul in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 302,395 Americans. It ranked 24,499th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McFaul?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named McFaul identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named McFaul?
    Michael McFaul, American political scientist, author, and diplomat, followed by James Augustine McFaul.
    Where is the surname McFaul most common?
    Wikidata records people named McFaul in the United States.
    Is the surname McFaul getting more or less common?
    More common. 924 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,021 in 2010, up 11%.