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    The surname McNab

    A surname, carried by 1,656 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M251

    McNab: #17,127 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer McNab #17,127, 1,656 people McNab: #17,127 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez McNab #17,127, 1,656 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McNab is more common than 89.4% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,656 people named McNab in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 186,441 Americans. That is up 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,635.

    #17,127
    rank among US surnames
    1,656
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.3%
    change since 2000 (was #16,238)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #17,120Hamad1,657186,328
    #17,127Secord1,656186,441
    #17,131Luviano1,655186,553
    #17,135Godby1,654186,666

    Who is named McNab

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

    79% of people named McNab identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 6.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 79%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 11%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.0%
    • Two or more races 2.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous McNabs

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Colin McNab
      British chess player, born 1961
    • Kevin McNab
      Australian equestrian, born 1978

    Notable McNabs come mostly from the United Kingdom (1) and Australia (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like McNab

    McNab has the Soundex code M251, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M251.

    Questions

    How common is the surname McNab?
    1,656 people in the United States had the surname McNab in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 186,441 Americans. It ranked 17,127th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McNab?
    In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named McNab identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named McNab?
    Colin McNab, British chess player, followed by Kevin McNab.
    Where is the surname McNab most common?
    Wikidata records people named McNab in the United Kingdom and Australia.
    Is the surname McNab getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,635 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,656 in 2010, up 1.3%.