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    The surname McMeans

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 1,666 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /məkˈmiːnz/ 2 syllables Soundex M255

    McMeans: #17,047 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer McMeans #17,047, 1,666 people McMeans: #17,047 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez McMeans #17,047, 1,666 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McMeans is more common than 89.5% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

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

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

    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 1,666 people named McMeans in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 185,321 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 1,658.

    #17,047
    rank among US surnames
    1,666
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +0.5%
    change since 2000 (was #16,057)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #17,040Peed1,667185,210
    #17,047Croll1,666185,321
    #17,056Stem1,665185,433

    Who is named McMeans

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

    70% of people named McMeans identified as white (not Hispanic), 26% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 70%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 26%
    • Two or more races 2.0%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like McMeans

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

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    Questions

    Where does the surname McMeans come from?
    Variant of McMahon, with the addition of the patronymic suffix -s.
    How common is the surname McMeans?
    1,666 people in the United States had the surname McMeans in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 185,321 Americans. It ranked 17,047th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McMeans?
    In the 2010 Census, 70% of people named McMeans identified as white (not Hispanic), and 26% as Black (not Hispanic).
    How do you pronounce McMeans?
    McMeans is /məkˈmiːnz/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is McMeans?
    McMeans is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname McMeans getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,658 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,666 in 2010, up 0.5%.