# McPeak (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mcpeak/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,625 |
| US rank (2010) | 9,020 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 85,171 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.4% (3,576 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* As an Irish and Scottish surname, Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mac Péice (“son of Péic”), of non-Celtic but obscure origin, perhaps in actuality related to English peak or its source. * As an English surname, from Old English pīc (see Pike) though it could also be from or influenced by Peak.

## Who carries it

Share of people named McPeak in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 92% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Similar surnames

McPeek, McPike, McVicker, McVeigh.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.