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    The surname McMeekin

    A patronymic surname, carried by 850 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex M252

    McMeekin: #28,158 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon McMeekin #28,158, 850 people McMeekin: #28,158 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez McMeekin #28,158, 850 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McMeekin is more common than 82.6% of them.

    Origin

    Anglicized form of Northern Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Miadhacháin (“son of Miadhachán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of miadhach (“honorable”).

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

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 850 people named McMeekin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 363,230 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 851.

    #28,158
    rank among US surnames
    850
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    -0.1%
    change since 2000 (was #26,855)

    Who is named McMeekin

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

    94% of people named McMeekin identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
    • Two or more races 0.9%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like McMeekin

    McMeekin has the Soundex code M252, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M252.

    Questions

    Where does the surname McMeekin come from?
    Anglicized form of Northern Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Miadhacháin (“son of Miadhachán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of miadhach (“honorable”).
    How common is the surname McMeekin?
    850 people in the United States had the surname McMeekin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 363,230 Americans. It ranked 28,158th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McMeekin?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named McMeekin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    What type of surname is McMeekin?
    McMeekin is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname McMeekin getting more or less common?
    Less common. 851 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 850 in 2010, down 0.1%.