How common is the surname McGonigal?

1,803 people in the United States had the surname McGonigal in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 171,240 Americans. It ranked 16,064th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname McGonigal?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named McGonigal identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named McGonigal?

Jane McGonigal, American game designer and author, followed by Kelly McGonigal.

Where is the surname McGonigal most common?

Wikidata records people named McGonigal in the United States.

Is the surname McGonigal getting more or less common?

More common. 1,734 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,803 in 2010, up 4.0%.

The surname McGonigal

A surname, carried by 1,803 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex M252

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McGonigal is more common than 90.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,803 people named McGonigal in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 171,240 Americans. That is up 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,734.

#16,064

rank among US surnames

1,803

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+4%

change since 2000 (was #15,500)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,059	Hartig	1,805	171,050
#16,060	Saylors	1,804	171,145
#16,064	Ochsner	1,803	171,240
#16,071	Vales	1,802	171,335

Who is named McGonigal

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

94% of people named McGonigal identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
Two or more races 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McGonigals

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jane McGonigal
American game designer and author, born 1977
Kelly McGonigal
American psychologist (1977-)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McGonigal

McGonigal has the Soundex code M252, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M252.

Questions

How common is the surname McGonigal?: 1,803 people in the United States had the surname McGonigal in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 171,240 Americans. It ranked 16,064th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McGonigal?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named McGonigal identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named McGonigal?: Jane McGonigal, American game designer and author, followed by Kelly McGonigal.
Where is the surname McGonigal most common?: Wikidata records people named McGonigal in the United States.
Is the surname McGonigal getting more or less common?: More common. 1,734 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,803 in 2010, up 4.0%.