How common is the surname McRoberts?

3,726 people in the United States had the surname McRoberts in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 82,862 Americans. It ranked 8,793rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McRoberts?

Josh McRoberts, American basketball player (born 1987), followed by Samuel McRoberts.

Where is the surname McRoberts most common?

Wikidata records people named McRoberts in the United States.

Is the surname McRoberts getting more or less common?

More common. 3,567 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,726 in 2010, up 4.5%.

The surname McRoberts

A Scottish Gaelic patronymic surname, carried by 3,726 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M261

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McRoberts is more common than 94.6% of them.

Origin

Scottish Gaelic origin

Variant of McRobert, with the redundant patronymic suffix -s.

McRoberts 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 3,726 people named McRoberts in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 82,862 Americans. That is up 4.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,567.

#8,793

rank among US surnames

3,726

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+4.5%

change since 2000 (was #8,506)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,787	Nyberg	3,732	82,729
#8,789	Florian	3,731	82,751
#8,791	Geraci	3,729	82,796
#8,793	Crotty	3,726	82,862
#8,797	Pavlik	3,725	82,885
#8,799	Ober	3,724	82,907

Who is named McRoberts

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

90% of people named McRoberts identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McRobertss

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Josh McRoberts
American basketball player (born 1987)
Samuel McRoberts
American politician (1799-1843)

Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McRoberts come from?: Variant of McRobert, with the redundant patronymic suffix -s.
How common is the surname McRoberts?: 3,726 people in the United States had the surname McRoberts in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 82,862 Americans. It ranked 8,793rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McRoberts?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named McRoberts identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McRoberts?: Josh McRoberts, American basketball player (born 1987), followed by Samuel McRoberts.
Where is the surname McRoberts most common?: Wikidata records people named McRoberts in the United States.
What type of surname is McRoberts?: McRoberts is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McRoberts getting more or less common?: More common. 3,567 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,726 in 2010, up 4.5%.