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    The surname McNevin

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 437 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex M251

    McNevin: #48,347 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon McNevin #48,347, 437 people McNevin: #48,347 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez McNevin #48,347, 437 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McNevin is more common than 70.2% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Two main origins: * Anglicized form of Irish Mac Naoimhín (“son of Naoimhín”), a diminutive of naomh (“saint”). * Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cnáimhín (“son of Cnáimhín”), a diminutive of cnámh (“bone”)

    McNevin 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 437 people named McNevin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 706,512 Americans. That is up 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 428.

    #48,347
    rank among US surnames
    437
    people in 2010
    0.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.1%
    change since 2000 (was #46,758)

    Who is named McNevin

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

    94% of people named McNevin identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

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    Surnames that sound like McNevin

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

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname McNevin come from?
    Two main origins: * Anglicized form of Irish Mac Naoimhín (“son of Naoimhín”), a diminutive of naomh (“saint”). * Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cnáimhín (“son of Cnáimhín”), a diminutive of cnámh (“bone”)
    How common is the surname McNevin?
    437 people in the United States had the surname McNevin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 706,512 Americans. It ranked 48,347th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McNevin?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named McNevin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    What type of surname is McNevin?
    McNevin is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname McNevin getting more or less common?
    More common. 428 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 437 in 2010, up 2.1%.