How common is the surname McGurk?

1,779 people in the United States had the surname McGurk in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 173,550 Americans. It ranked 16,228th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname McGurk?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named McGurk identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named McGurk?

Brett H. McGurk, American diplomat.

Where is the surname McGurk most common?

Wikidata records people named McGurk in the United States.

Is the surname McGurk getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,805 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,779 in 2010, down 1.4%.

The surname McGurk

An Irish surname, carried by 1,779 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M262

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McGurk is more common than 90% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Variant of McGuirk.

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 1,779 people named McGurk in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 173,550 Americans. That is down 1.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,805.

#16,228

rank among US surnames

1,779

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

-1.4%

change since 2000 (was #15,020)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,219	Stennett	1,780	173,453
#16,228	Thiede	1,779	173,550

Who is named McGurk

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

93% of people named McGurk identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 2.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McGurks

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Brett H. McGurk
American diplomat, born 1973

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McGurk

McGuirk

McGurk has the Soundex code M262, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M262.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McGurk come from?: Variant of McGuirk.
How common is the surname McGurk?: 1,779 people in the United States had the surname McGurk in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 173,550 Americans. It ranked 16,228th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McGurk?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named McGurk identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named McGurk?: Brett H. McGurk, American diplomat.
Where is the surname McGurk most common?: Wikidata records people named McGurk in the United States.
Is the surname McGurk getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,805 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,779 in 2010, down 1.4%.