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    The surname McIlvaine

    A surname, carried by 1,027 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex M241

    McIlvaine: #24,388 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon McIlvaine #24,388, 1,027 people McIlvaine: #24,388 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez McIlvaine #24,388, 1,027 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McIlvaine is more common than 85% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,027 people named McIlvaine in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 300,629 Americans. That is up 3.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 990.

    #24,388
    rank among US surnames
    1,027
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.7%
    change since 2000 (was #23,831)

    Who is named McIlvaine

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

    93% of people named McIlvaine identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 93%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.9%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.4%
    • Two or more races 1.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous McIlvaines

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Charles McIlvaine
      American rower, 1903–1975
    • Jim McIlvaine
      American basketball player (born 1972)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like McIlvaine

    McIlvaine has the Soundex code M241, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M241.

    Questions

    How common is the surname McIlvaine?
    1,027 people in the United States had the surname McIlvaine in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 300,629 Americans. It ranked 24,388th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McIlvaine?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named McIlvaine identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named McIlvaine?
    Charles McIlvaine, American rower, followed by Jim McIlvaine.
    Where is the surname McIlvaine most common?
    Wikidata records people named McIlvaine in the United States.
    Is the surname McIlvaine getting more or less common?
    More common. 990 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,027 in 2010, up 3.7%.