# McMeans (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mcmeans/  
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 Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,666 |
| US rank (2010) | 17,047 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 185,321 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.5% (1,658 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /məkˈmiːnz/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Variant of McMahon, with the addition of the patronymic suffix -s.

## Who carries it

Share of people named McMeans 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) | 70% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Similar surnames

McManus, McManis, McMains, McMahon, McMahan, McMinn, McMann, McMenamin, McMunn, McNamara, McKinnon, McNamee.

## 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.