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    The surname McNealy

    A surname, carried by 1,791 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex M254

    McNealy: #16,150 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer McNealy #16,150, 1,791 people McNealy: #16,150 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez McNealy #16,150, 1,791 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McNealy is more common than 90% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,791 people named McNealy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 172,387 Americans. That is up 7.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,668.

    #16,150
    rank among US surnames
    1,791
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +7.4%
    change since 2000 (was #15,984)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #16,147Zertuche1,792172,291
    #16,150Zeitler1,791172,387
    #16,157Besser1,790172,484

    Who is named McNealy

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

    48% of people named McNealy identified as white (not Hispanic), 47% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 48%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 47%
    • Two or more races 2.9%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous McNealys

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Scott McNealy
      American businessman, born 1954
    • Chris McNealy
      American basketball player (born 1961)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like McNealy

    McNealy has the Soundex code M254, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M254.

    Questions

    How common is the surname McNealy?
    1,791 people in the United States had the surname McNealy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 172,387 Americans. It ranked 16,150th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McNealy?
    In the 2010 Census, 48% of people named McNealy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 47% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named McNealy?
    Scott McNealy, American businessman, followed by Chris McNealy.
    Where is the surname McNealy most common?
    Wikidata records people named McNealy in the United States.
    Is the surname McNealy getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,668 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,791 in 2010, up 7.4%.