How common is the surname McKeithan?

1,363 people in the United States had the surname McKeithan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 226,519 Americans. It ranked 19,755th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname McKeithan getting more or less common?

More common. 1,283 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,363 in 2010, up 6.2%.

The surname McKeithan

A surname, carried by 1,363 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M235

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McKeithan is more common than 87.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,363 people named McKeithan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 226,519 Americans. That is up 6.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,283.

#19,755

rank among US surnames

1,363

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+6.2%

change since 2000 (was #19,480)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#19,747	Bohne	1,364	226,353
#19,755	Wertman	1,363	226,519
#19,763	Takeuchi	1,362	226,685

Who is named McKeithan

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

56% of people named McKeithan identified as white (not Hispanic), 40% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 56%
Black (not Hispanic) 40%
Two or more races 1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname McKeithan?: 1,363 people in the United States had the surname McKeithan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 226,519 Americans. It ranked 19,755th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McKeithan?: In the 2010 Census, 56% of people named McKeithan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 40% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname McKeithan getting more or less common?: More common. 1,283 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,363 in 2010, up 6.2%.