How common is the surname McGaha?

3,787 people in the United States had the surname McGaha in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 81,528 Americans. It ranked 8,676th of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname McGaha most common?

Wikidata records people named McGaha in the United States.

Is the surname McGaha getting more or less common?

More common. 3,687 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,787 in 2010, up 2.7%.

The surname McGaha

An Irish surname, carried by 3,787 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McGaha is more common than 94.7% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Variant of McGaughey.

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 3,787 people named McGaha in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 81,528 Americans. That is up 2.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,687.

#8,676

rank among US surnames

3,787

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+2.7%

change since 2000 (was #8,266)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,668	Merkle	3,791	81,442
#8,669	McKim	3,790	81,463
#8,673	Boney	3,789	81,485
#8,676	McGaha	3,787	81,528
#8,679	Prine	3,786	81,549
#8,681	Swinson	3,784	81,592

Who is named McGaha

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

87% of people named McGaha identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McGahas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Abbie Cobb
Actress, author, born 1985

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McGaha

McGaha has the Soundex code M200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M200.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McGaha come from?: Variant of McGaughey.
How common is the surname McGaha?: 3,787 people in the United States had the surname McGaha in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 81,528 Americans. It ranked 8,676th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McGaha?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named McGaha identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McGaha?: Abbie Cobb, actress, author.
Where is the surname McGaha most common?: Wikidata records people named McGaha in the United States.
Is the surname McGaha getting more or less common?: More common. 3,687 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,787 in 2010, up 2.7%.