How common is the surname McGivern?

1,058 people in the United States had the surname McGivern in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 291,820 Americans. It ranked 23,866th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname McGivern?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named McGivern identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname McGivern getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,119 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,058 in 2010, down 5.5%.

The surname McGivern

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 1,058 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). McGivern is more common than 85.3% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mac Uidhrín (“son of Uidhrín”), a personal name which is from a diminutive of odhar (“dun”).

McGivern 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 1,058 people named McGivern in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 291,820 Americans. That is down 5.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,119.

#23,866

rank among US surnames

1,058

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-5.5%

change since 2000 (was #21,694)

Who is named McGivern

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

94% of people named McGivern identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 2.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McGivern

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

Other Irish surnames

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Questions

Where does the surname McGivern come from?: Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mac Uidhrín (“son of Uidhrín”), a personal name which is from a diminutive of odhar (“dun”).
How common is the surname McGivern?: 1,058 people in the United States had the surname McGivern in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 291,820 Americans. It ranked 23,866th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McGivern?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named McGivern identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
What type of surname is McGivern?: McGivern is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McGivern getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,119 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,058 in 2010, down 5.5%.