How common is the surname McGraw?

21,614 people in the United States had the surname McGraw in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,285 Americans. It ranked 1,668th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McGraw?

Phil McGraw, American television personality (born 1950), followed by Tim McGraw.

Where is the surname McGraw most common?

Wikidata records people named McGraw in the United States and Cyprus.

Is the surname McGraw getting more or less common?

More common. 20,704 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 21,614 in 2010, up 4.4%.

The surname McGraw

A surname, carried by 21,614 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M260

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McGraw is more common than 99% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 21,614 people named McGraw in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 14,285 Americans. That is up 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 20,704.

#1,668

rank among US surnames

21,614

people in 2010

7.3

per 100,000 Americans

+4.4%

change since 2000 (was #1,592)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,659	Peacock	21,712	14,220
#1,660	O'Hara	21,710	14,221
#1,661	Hammer	21,709	14,222
#1,662	Feliciano	21,667	14,250
#1,664	Betancourt	21,663	14,252
#1,665	Beaver	21,640	14,267
#1,667	Kilgore	21,627	14,276

Who is named McGraw

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

82% of people named McGraw identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Black (not Hispanic) 12%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McGraws

10 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Phil McGraw
American television personality (born 1950)
Tim McGraw
American country singer and actor (born 1967)
Violet McGraw
American actress (born 2011)
Madeleine McGraw
American and model actress, born 2008
Melinda McGraw
American actress, born 1963
Charles McGraw
American actor (1914-1980)
John Joseph McGraw
Baseball player, baseball manager, 1873–1934
John McGraw
American politician (1850-1910)
Tug McGraw
American baseball player (1944-2004)
Eloise Jarvis McGraw
American writer (1915–2000)

Notable McGraws come mostly from the United States (9) and Cyprus (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McGraw

McGraw has the Soundex code M260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M260.

Questions

How common is the surname McGraw?: 21,614 people in the United States had the surname McGraw in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,285 Americans. It ranked 1,668th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McGraw?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named McGraw identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McGraw?: Phil McGraw, American television personality (born 1950), followed by Tim McGraw.
Where is the surname McGraw most common?: Wikidata records people named McGraw in the United States and Cyprus.
Is the surname McGraw getting more or less common?: More common. 20,704 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 21,614 in 2010, up 4.4%.