How common is the surname McGown?

1,128 people in the United States had the surname McGown in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 273,711 Americans. It ranked 22,721st of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname McGown getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,164 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,128 in 2010, down 3.1%.

The surname McGown

A surname, carried by 1,128 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M250

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McGown is more common than 86% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,128 people named McGown in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 273,711 Americans. That is down 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,164.

#22,721

rank among US surnames

1,128

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-3.1%

change since 2000 (was #21,039)

Who is named McGown

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

78% of people named McGown identified as white (not Hispanic), 18% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 78%
Black (not Hispanic) 18%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 0.9%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McGown

McGown has the Soundex code M250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M250.

Questions

How common is the surname McGown?: 1,128 people in the United States had the surname McGown in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 273,711 Americans. It ranked 22,721st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McGown?: In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named McGown identified as white (not Hispanic), and 18% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname McGown getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,164 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,128 in 2010, down 3.1%.