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    The surname McNear

    An Irish surname, carried by 1,630 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M256

    McNear: #17,337 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer McNear #17,337, 1,630 people McNear: #17,337 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez McNear #17,337, 1,630 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McNear is more common than 89.3% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Variant of McNair.

    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 1,630 people named McNear in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 189,414 Americans. That is up 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,610.

    #17,337
    rank among US surnames
    1,630
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.2%
    change since 2000 (was #16,450)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #17,331Uhler1,631189,298
    #17,337Shake1,630189,414
    #17,345Estey1,629189,531

    Who is named McNear

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

    54% of people named McNear identified as white (not Hispanic), 43% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.4% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 54%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 43%
    • Two or more races 1.4%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous McNears

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Howard McNear
      Actor (1905-1969)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like McNear

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

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname McNear come from?
    Variant of McNair.
    How common is the surname McNear?
    1,630 people in the United States had the surname McNear in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 189,414 Americans. It ranked 17,337th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McNear?
    In the 2010 Census, 54% of people named McNear identified as white (not Hispanic), and 43% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named McNear?
    Howard McNear, actor (1905-1969).
    Where is the surname McNear most common?
    Wikidata records people named McNear in the United States.
    Is the surname McNear getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,610 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,630 in 2010, up 1.2%.