How common is the surname McQuiston?

2,329 people in the United States had the surname McQuiston in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 132,566 Americans. It ranked 13,142nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname McQuiston?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named McQuiston identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named McQuiston?

Casey McQuiston, American romance novelist.

Where is the surname McQuiston most common?

Wikidata records people named McQuiston in the United States.

Is the surname McQuiston getting more or less common?

More common. 2,293 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,329 in 2010, up 1.6%.

The surname McQuiston

A patronymic surname, carried by 2,329 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M223

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McQuiston is more common than 91.9% of them.

Origin

Anglicized form of Northern Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Uisdein (“son of Uisdean”); compare McCutcheon.

McQuiston 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 2,329 people named McQuiston in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 132,566 Americans. That is up 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,293.

#13,142

rank among US surnames

2,329

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+1.6%

change since 2000 (was #12,415)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,133	Hutsell	2,331	132,452
#13,138	Ament	2,330	132,509
#13,142	Cervera	2,329	132,566
#13,148	Thapa	2,328	132,623

Who is named McQuiston

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

96% of people named McQuiston identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McQuistons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Casey McQuiston
American romance novelist, born 1991

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McQuiston

McQuiston has the Soundex code M223, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M223.

Questions

Where does the surname McQuiston come from?: Anglicized form of Northern Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Uisdein (“son of Uisdean”); compare McCutcheon.
How common is the surname McQuiston?: 2,329 people in the United States had the surname McQuiston in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 132,566 Americans. It ranked 13,142nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McQuiston?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named McQuiston identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named McQuiston?: Casey McQuiston, American romance novelist.
Where is the surname McQuiston most common?: Wikidata records people named McQuiston in the United States.
What type of surname is McQuiston?: McQuiston is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McQuiston getting more or less common?: More common. 2,293 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,329 in 2010, up 1.6%.