How common is the surname McRay?

1,022 people in the United States had the surname McRay in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 302,099 Americans. It ranked 24,483rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McRay?

John McRay, American archaeologist and New Testament scholar (1931-2018).

Where is the surname McRay most common?

Wikidata records people named McRay in the United States.

Is the surname McRay getting more or less common?

More common. 1,017 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,022 in 2010, up 0.5%.

The surname McRay

A Scottish Gaelic surname, carried by 1,022 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M260

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McRay is more common than 84.9% of them.

Origin

Scottish Gaelic origin

Variant of McRae.

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 1,022 people named McRay in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 302,099 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 1,017.

#24,483

rank among US surnames

1,022

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+0.5%

change since 2000 (was #23,346)

Who is named McRay

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

58% of people named McRay identified as white (not Hispanic), 36% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 58%
Black (not Hispanic) 36%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 2.4%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McRays

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

John McRay
American archaeologist and New Testament scholar (1931-2018)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McRay

McRay has the Soundex code M260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M260.

Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McRay come from?: Variant of McRae.
How common is the surname McRay?: 1,022 people in the United States had the surname McRay in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 302,099 Americans. It ranked 24,483rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McRay?: In the 2010 Census, 58% of people named McRay identified as white (not Hispanic), and 36% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McRay?: John McRay, American archaeologist and New Testament scholar (1931-2018).
Where is the surname McRay most common?: Wikidata records people named McRay in the United States.
Is the surname McRay getting more or less common?: More common. 1,017 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,022 in 2010, up 0.5%.