How common is the surname McPhail?

5,333 people in the United States had the surname McPhail in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 57,893 Americans. It ranked 6,381st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McPhail?

Addie McPhail, American actress (1905-2003).

Where is the surname McPhail most common?

Wikidata records people named McPhail in the United States.

Is the surname McPhail getting more or less common?

More common. 5,091 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,333 in 2010, up 4.8%.

The surname McPhail

A patronymic surname, carried by 5,333 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M214

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McPhail is more common than 96.1% of them.

Origin

Anglicization of the Scottish Gaelic Mac Phàil and Irish Mac Phóil, both meaning "son of Paul".

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

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,333 people named McPhail in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 57,893 Americans. That is up 4.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,091.

#6,381

rank among US surnames

5,333

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+4.8%

change since 2000 (was #6,193)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,377	Mickens	5,339	57,828
#6,378	Skeen	5,338	57,839
#6,379	Curl	5,335	57,872
#6,381	Robey	5,333	57,893
#6,384	Spinelli	5,332	57,904

Who is named McPhail

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

79% of people named McPhail identified as white (not Hispanic), 16% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 79%
Black (not Hispanic) 16%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McPhails

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Addie McPhail
American actress (1905-2003)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Fyall

Surnames that sound like McPhail

McPhail has the Soundex code M214, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M214.

Questions

Where does the surname McPhail come from?: Anglicization of the Scottish Gaelic Mac Phàil and Irish Mac Phóil, both meaning "son of Paul".
How common is the surname McPhail?: 5,333 people in the United States had the surname McPhail in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 57,893 Americans. It ranked 6,381st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McPhail?: In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named McPhail identified as white (not Hispanic), and 16% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McPhail?: Addie McPhail, American actress (1905-2003).
Where is the surname McPhail most common?: Wikidata records people named McPhail in the United States.
What type of surname is McPhail?: McPhail is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McPhail getting more or less common?: More common. 5,091 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,333 in 2010, up 4.8%.
What are other spellings of McPhail?: Fyall.