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    The surname McKinsey

    A surname, carried by 1,610 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex M252

    McKinsey: #17,502 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer McKinsey #17,502, 1,610 people McKinsey: #17,502 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez McKinsey #17,502, 1,610 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McKinsey is more common than 89.2% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,610 people named McKinsey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 191,767 Americans. That is down 3.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,676.

    #17,502
    rank among US surnames
    1,610
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    -3.9%
    change since 2000 (was #15,933)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #17,495Cleek1,611191,648
    #17,502Iman1,610191,767

    Who is named McKinsey

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

    77% of people named McKinsey identified as white (not Hispanic), 16% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.7% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 77%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 16%
    • Two or more races 3.7%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous McKinseys

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Beverlee McKinsey
      American actress (1935–2008)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like McKinsey

    McKinsey has the Soundex code M252, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M252.

    Questions

    How common is the surname McKinsey?
    1,610 people in the United States had the surname McKinsey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 191,767 Americans. It ranked 17,502nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McKinsey?
    In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named McKinsey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 16% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named McKinsey?
    Beverlee McKinsey, American actress (1935–2008).
    Where is the surname McKinsey most common?
    Wikidata records people named McKinsey in the United States.
    Is the surname McKinsey getting more or less common?
    Less common. 1,676 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,610 in 2010, down 3.9%.