How common is the surname McMath?

2,003 people in the United States had the surname McMath in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 154,142 Americans. It ranked 14,806th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McMath?

Sid McMath, 34th governor of Arkansas (1912–2003), followed by Ginger Rogers.

Where is the surname McMath most common?

Wikidata records people named McMath in the United States.

Is the surname McMath getting more or less common?

More common. 1,905 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,003 in 2010, up 5.1%.

The surname McMath

A Scottish Gaelic patronymic surname, carried by 2,003 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M253

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McMath is more common than 90.9% of them.

Origin

Scottish Gaelic origin

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

McMath is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

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 2,003 people named McMath in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 154,142 Americans. That is up 5.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,905.

#14,806

rank among US surnames

2,003

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+5.1%

change since 2000 (was #14,399)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,799	Wegman	2,005	153,988
#14,803	Nazarian	2,004	154,065
#14,806	Cottone	2,003	154,142
#14,814	Platero	2,002	154,219

Who is named McMath

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

63% of people named McMath identified as white (not Hispanic), 32% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McMaths

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McMath

McNatt

McMath has the Soundex code M253, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M253.

Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McMath come from?: Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Matha (“son of Matha”), a patronymic from a Scottish Gaelic form of Matthew.
How common is the surname McMath?: 2,003 people in the United States had the surname McMath in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 154,142 Americans. It ranked 14,806th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McMath?: In the 2010 Census, 63% of people named McMath identified as white (not Hispanic), and 32% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McMath?: Sid McMath, 34th governor of Arkansas (1912–2003), followed by Ginger Rogers.
Where is the surname McMath most common?: Wikidata records people named McMath in the United States.
What type of surname is McMath?: McMath is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McMath getting more or less common?: More common. 1,905 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,003 in 2010, up 5.1%.