How common is the surname McMorrow?

1,833 people in the United States had the surname McMorrow in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 168,437 Americans. It ranked 15,871st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname McMorrow?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named McMorrow identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named McMorrow?

Mallory McMorrow, American politician (born 1986).

Where is the surname McMorrow most common?

Wikidata records people named McMorrow in the United States.

Is the surname McMorrow getting more or less common?

More common. 1,742 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,833 in 2010, up 5.2%.

The surname McMorrow

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 1,833 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M256

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McMorrow is more common than 90.2% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Murchadha (“son of Murchadh”), a personal name formed by the elements muir (“sea”) + cath (“battle”).

McMorrow 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 1,833 people named McMorrow in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 168,437 Americans. That is up 5.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,742.

#15,871

rank among US surnames

1,833

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+5.2%

change since 2000 (was #15,439)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,864	Leonardi	1,834	168,345
#15,871	Roh	1,833	168,437
#15,879	Bondy	1,832	168,529

Who is named McMorrow

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

95% of people named McMorrow identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%
Two or more races 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McMorrows

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mallory McMorrow
American politician (born 1986)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McMorrow

McMorrow has the Soundex code M256, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M256.

Other Irish surnames

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Questions

Where does the surname McMorrow come from?: Anglicized form of Irish Mac Murchadha (“son of Murchadh”), a personal name formed by the elements muir (“sea”) + cath (“battle”).
How common is the surname McMorrow?: 1,833 people in the United States had the surname McMorrow in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 168,437 Americans. It ranked 15,871st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McMorrow?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named McMorrow identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named McMorrow?: Mallory McMorrow, American politician (born 1986).
Where is the surname McMorrow most common?: Wikidata records people named McMorrow in the United States.
What type of surname is McMorrow?: McMorrow is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McMorrow getting more or less common?: More common. 1,742 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,833 in 2010, up 5.2%.