# McMath (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mcmath/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Scottish Gaelic |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,003 |
| US rank (2010) | 14,806 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 154,142 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.1% (1,905 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Matha (“son of Matha”), a patronymic from a Scottish Gaelic form of Matthew.

## Who carries it

Share of people named McMath in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 63% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 32% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named McMath in the United States.

## People named McMath

- Sid McMath, 34th governor of Arkansas (1912–2003)
- Ginger Rogers, American actress and dancer (1911–1995)

## Similar surnames

McNatt, McIntyre, McIntosh, McIntire, McNutt, McCants, McGinty, McCandless, McEntire, McAndrew, MacIntyre, McEntee.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.