How common is the surname McNamee?

5,825 people in the United States had the surname McNamee in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,004 Americans. It ranked 5,917th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McNamee?

Jessica McNamee, Australian actress, followed by Paul McNamee.

Where is the surname McNamee most common?

Wikidata records people named McNamee in Australia and the United States.

Is the surname McNamee getting more or less common?

More common. 5,526 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,825 in 2010, up 5.4%.

The surname McNamee

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 5,825 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M255

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McNamee is more common than 96.4% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Conmidhe, a patronymic from the personal name Cú Mhidhe (“hound of Meath”). See Irish cú (“hound”) and Middle Irish Mide (“Meath”).

McNamee 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 5,825 people named McNamee in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 53,004 Americans. That is up 5.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,526.

#5,917

rank among US surnames

5,825

people in 2010

2.0

per 100,000 Americans

+5.4%

change since 2000 (was #5,740)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,911	Turnage	5,831	52,949
#5,913	Barner	5,827	52,985
#5,914	Blume	5,826	52,994
#5,917	Bellinger	5,825	53,004

Who is named McNamee

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

92% of people named McNamee identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McNamees

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jessica McNamee
Australian actress, born 1988
Paul McNamee
Australian tennis coach and former tennis player, born 1954
Joe McNamee
American basketball player (1926-2011)

Notable McNamees come mostly from Australia (2) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McNamee

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

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McNamee come from?: Anglicized form of Irish Mac Conmidhe, a patronymic from the personal name Cú Mhidhe (“hound of Meath”). See Irish cú (“hound”) and Middle Irish Mide (“Meath”).
How common is the surname McNamee?: 5,825 people in the United States had the surname McNamee in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,004 Americans. It ranked 5,917th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McNamee?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named McNamee identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McNamee?: Jessica McNamee, Australian actress, followed by Paul McNamee.
Where is the surname McNamee most common?: Wikidata records people named McNamee in Australia and the United States.
What type of surname is McNamee?: McNamee is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McNamee getting more or less common?: More common. 5,526 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,825 in 2010, up 5.4%.