How common is the surname McKeever?

7,647 people in the United States had the surname McKeever in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,375 Americans. It ranked 4,642nd of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname McKeever getting more or less common?

More common. 7,433 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,647 in 2010, up 2.9%.

The surname McKeever

An Irish surname, carried by 7,647 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M216

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McKeever is more common than 97.1% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Íomhair.

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 7,647 people named McKeever in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 40,375 Americans. That is up 2.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,433.

#4,642

rank among US surnames

7,647

people in 2010

2.6

per 100,000 Americans

+2.9%

change since 2000 (was #4,412)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,633	Nakamura	7,658	40,317
#4,634	Moye	7,657	40,322
#4,635	Thomsen	7,654	40,338
#4,636	Morehead	7,653	40,343
#4,637	Schenk	7,651	40,354
#4,638	Savoy	7,649	40,364
#4,640	Flanigan	7,648	40,369

Who is named McKeever

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

82% of people named McKeever identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Black (not Hispanic) 12%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McKeever come from?: Anglicized form of Irish Mac Íomhair.
How common is the surname McKeever?: 7,647 people in the United States had the surname McKeever in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,375 Americans. It ranked 4,642nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McKeever?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named McKeever identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname McKeever getting more or less common?: More common. 7,433 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,647 in 2010, up 2.9%.