How common is the surname McMains?

1,032 people in the United States had the surname McMains in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 299,172 Americans. It ranked 24,305th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname McMains?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named McMains identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Where is the surname McMains most common?

Wikidata records people named McMains in the United States.

Is the surname McMains getting more or less common?

More common. 958 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,032 in 2010, up 7.7%.

The surname McMains

An Irish surname, carried by 1,032 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M255

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McMains is more common than 85% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Variant of McManus.

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 1,032 people named McMains in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 299,172 Americans. That is up 7.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 958.

#24,305

rank among US surnames

1,032

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+7.7%

change since 2000 (was #24,471)

Who is named McMains

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

93% of people named McMains identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.8%
Two or more races 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McMainss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Cody McMains
American actor, born 1985

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McMains

McMains has the Soundex code M255, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M255.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McMains come from?: Variant of McManus.
How common is the surname McMains?: 1,032 people in the United States had the surname McMains in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 299,172 Americans. It ranked 24,305th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McMains?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named McMains identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named McMains?: Cody McMains, American actor.
Where is the surname McMains most common?: Wikidata records people named McMains in the United States.
Is the surname McMains getting more or less common?: More common. 958 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,032 in 2010, up 7.7%.