How common is the surname McGuire?

64,327 people in the United States had the surname McGuire in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 4,800 Americans. It ranked 521st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McGuire?

Dorothy McGuire, American actress (1916-2001), followed by Edith McGuire.

Where is the surname McGuire most common?

Wikidata records people named McGuire in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.

Is the surname McGuire getting more or less common?

More common. 62,116 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 64,327 in 2010, up 3.6%.

The surname McGuire

An Irish surname, carried by 64,327 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). McGuire is more common than 99.7% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Anglicized from Irish mag Uidhir.

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 64,327 people named McGuire in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 4,800 Americans. That is up 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 62,116.

#521

rank among US surnames

64,327

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+3.6%

change since 2000 (was #482)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#512	Orozco	65,904	4,685
#513	Salas	65,468	4,716
#514	Cobb	65,125	4,741
#515	Gibbs	65,064	4,745
#516	Andrade	65,037	4,747
#517	Bauer	65,004	4,750
#518	Conner	64,572	4,781

Who is named McGuire

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

88% of people named McGuire identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McGuires

20 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dorothy McGuire
American actress (1916-2001)
Edith McGuire
American athletics competitor, born 1944
Barry McGuire
American musician, born 1935
Seanan McGuire
American writer, born 1978
Kathryn McGuire
American actress (1903-1978)
Dick McGuire
American basketball player and coach (1926–2010)
Brian McGuire
Australian racing driver (1945–1977)
Duncan McGuire
American soccer player, born 2001
Biff McGuire
American actor (1926-2021)
Dominic McGuire
American basketball player (born 1985)
Kim McGuire
American actress, lawyer and writer (1955-2016)
Don McGuire
American actor (1919-1999)

Notable McGuires come mostly from the United States (17), the United Kingdom (2) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Maguire

Surnames that sound like McGuire

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

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McGuire come from?: Anglicized from Irish mag Uidhir.
How common is the surname McGuire?: 64,327 people in the United States had the surname McGuire in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 4,800 Americans. It ranked 521st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McGuire?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named McGuire identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McGuire?: Dorothy McGuire, American actress (1916-2001), followed by Edith McGuire.
Where is the surname McGuire most common?: Wikidata records people named McGuire in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.
Is the surname McGuire getting more or less common?: More common. 62,116 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 64,327 in 2010, up 3.6%.
What are other spellings of McGuire?: Maguire.