How common is the surname McLarty?

1,410 people in the United States had the surname McLarty in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 218,968 Americans. It ranked 19,234th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McLarty?

Ron McLarty, American actor (1947-2020), followed by Mack McLarty.

Where is the surname McLarty most common?

Wikidata records people named McLarty in the United States.

Is the surname McLarty getting more or less common?

More common. 1,365 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,410 in 2010, up 3.3%.

The surname McLarty

A Scottish Gaelic surname, carried by 1,410 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M246

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McLarty is more common than 88.1% of them.

Origin

Scottish Gaelic origin

Variant of McLafferty.

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 1,410 people named McLarty in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 218,968 Americans. That is up 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,365.

#19,234

rank among US surnames

1,410

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+3.3%

change since 2000 (was #18,619)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#19,229	Beehler	1,411	218,813
#19,234	Selle	1,410	218,968
#19,242	Stuhr	1,409	219,124

Who is named McLarty

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

83% of people named McLarty identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 83%
Black (not Hispanic) 13%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.0%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McLartys

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ron McLarty
American actor (1947-2020)
Mack McLarty
American politician, born 1946

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McLarty

McLarty has the Soundex code M246, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M246.

Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McLarty come from?: Variant of McLafferty.
How common is the surname McLarty?: 1,410 people in the United States had the surname McLarty in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 218,968 Americans. It ranked 19,234th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McLarty?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named McLarty identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McLarty?: Ron McLarty, American actor (1947-2020), followed by Mack McLarty.
Where is the surname McLarty most common?: Wikidata records people named McLarty in the United States.
Is the surname McLarty getting more or less common?: More common. 1,365 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,410 in 2010, up 3.3%.