How common is the surname McSpadden?

2,526 people in the United States had the surname McSpadden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 122,227 Americans. It ranked 12,307th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname McSpadden getting more or less common?

More common. 2,399 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,526 in 2010, up 5.3%.

The surname McSpadden

A patronymic surname, carried by 2,526 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M213

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McSpadden is more common than 92.4% of them.

Origin

Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Spáidín (“son of Spáidín”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of spád (“spade”).

McSpadden 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 2,526 people named McSpadden in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 122,227 Americans. That is up 5.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,399.

#12,307

rank among US surnames

2,526

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+5.3%

change since 2000 (was #11,948)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,303	Wolk	2,527	122,179
#12,307	Reider	2,526	122,227
#12,312	Bradburn	2,525	122,275

Who is named McSpadden

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

87% of people named McSpadden identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.9%
Two or more races 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McSpadden

McFadden

McSpadden has the Soundex code M213, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M213.

Questions

Where does the surname McSpadden come from?: Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Spáidín (“son of Spáidín”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of spád (“spade”).
How common is the surname McSpadden?: 2,526 people in the United States had the surname McSpadden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 122,227 Americans. It ranked 12,307th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McSpadden?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named McSpadden identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
What type of surname is McSpadden?: McSpadden is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McSpadden getting more or less common?: More common. 2,399 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,526 in 2010, up 5.3%.