How common is the surname McKechnie?

1,337 people in the United States had the surname McKechnie in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 230,924 Americans. It ranked 20,019th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname McKechnie?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named McKechnie identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Who is the most famous person named McKechnie?

Donna McKechnie, American dancer, actress and singer, followed by Bill McKechnie.

Where is the surname McKechnie most common?

Wikidata records people named McKechnie in the United States.

Is the surname McKechnie getting more or less common?

More common. 1,299 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,337 in 2010, up 2.9%.

The surname McKechnie

A Scottish Gaelic surname, carried by 1,337 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M225

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McKechnie is more common than 87.7% of them.

Origin

Scottish Gaelic origin

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Eacharna; compare McEachern.

One of 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,337 people named McKechnie in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 230,924 Americans. That is up 2.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,299.

#20,019

rank among US surnames

1,337

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+2.9%

change since 2000 (was #19,302)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#20,010	Vanalstyne	1,338	230,752
#20,019	McKechnie	1,337	230,924

Who is named McKechnie

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

92% of people named McKechnie identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.2% as American Indian and Alaska Native and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
American Indian and Alaska Native 3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 2.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McKechnies

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Donna McKechnie
American dancer, actress and singer, born 1940
Bill McKechnie
American baseball player, coach, manager (1886–1965)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McKechnie

McKechnie has the Soundex code M225, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M225.

Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McKechnie come from?: Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Eacharna; compare McEachern.
How common is the surname McKechnie?: 1,337 people in the United States had the surname McKechnie in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 230,924 Americans. It ranked 20,019th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McKechnie?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named McKechnie identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
Who is the most famous person named McKechnie?: Donna McKechnie, American dancer, actress and singer, followed by Bill McKechnie.
Where is the surname McKechnie most common?: Wikidata records people named McKechnie in the United States.
Is the surname McKechnie getting more or less common?: More common. 1,299 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,337 in 2010, up 2.9%.