How common is the surname McGuffin?

1,943 people in the United States had the surname McGuffin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 158,901 Americans. It ranked 15,166th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname McGuffin getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,981 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,943 in 2010, down 1.9%.

The surname McGuffin

A surname, carried by 1,943 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M215

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McGuffin is more common than 90.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,943 people named McGuffin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 158,901 Americans. That is down 1.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,981.

#15,166

rank among US surnames

1,943

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

-1.9%

change since 2000 (was #13,980)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,159	Hepworth	1,945	158,738
#15,163	Welcher	1,944	158,820
#15,166	Martelli	1,943	158,901
#15,171	Ferman	1,942	158,983

Who is named McGuffin

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

93% of people named McGuffin identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 1.2%

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 McGuffin

McGibbon

McGuffin has the Soundex code M215, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M215.

Questions

How common is the surname McGuffin?: 1,943 people in the United States had the surname McGuffin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 158,901 Americans. It ranked 15,166th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McGuffin?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named McGuffin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname McGuffin getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,981 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,943 in 2010, down 1.9%.