How common is the surname McNiven?

346 people in the United States had the surname McNiven in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 892,328 Americans. It ranked 58,604th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname McNiven?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named McNiven identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Who is the most famous person named McNiven?

Julie McNiven, American actress.

Where is the surname McNiven most common?

Wikidata records people named McNiven in the United States.

Is the surname McNiven getting more or less common?

More common. 303 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 346 in 2010, up 14%.

The surname McNiven

A Scottish Gaelic patronymic surname, carried by 346 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M251

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McNiven is more common than 63.9% of them.

Origin

Scottish Gaelic origin

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Naoimhín (“son of Naoimhín”), a diminutive of naomh (“saint”); compare McNevin, which derives from the Irish variant of this surname.

McNiven is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 346 people named McNiven in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 892,328 Americans. That is up 14% since 2000, when the Census counted 303.

#58,604

rank among US surnames

346

people in 2010

0.1

per 100,000 Americans

+14.2%

change since 2000 (was #61,855)

Who is named McNiven

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

96% of people named McNiven identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McNivens

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Julie McNiven
American actress, born 1980

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McNiven

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

Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McNiven come from?: Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Naoimhín (“son of Naoimhín”), a diminutive of naomh (“saint”); compare McNevin, which derives from the Irish variant of this surname.
How common is the surname McNiven?: 346 people in the United States had the surname McNiven in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 892,328 Americans. It ranked 58,604th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McNiven?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named McNiven identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
Who is the most famous person named McNiven?: Julie McNiven, American actress.
Where is the surname McNiven most common?: Wikidata records people named McNiven in the United States.
What type of surname is McNiven?: McNiven is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McNiven getting more or less common?: More common. 303 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 346 in 2010, up 14%.