The surname McWhite
An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 1,028 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex M230
Origin
Irish origin
Partly translated Anglicized form of Irish Mac Faoitigh, a patronymic from a Gaelic form of English White.
McWhite is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 1,028 people named McWhite in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 300,336 Americans. That is up 4.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 981.
Who is named McWhite
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
74% of people named McWhite identified as Black (not Hispanic), 22% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as two or more races.
- Black (not Hispanic) 74%
- White (not Hispanic) 22%
- Two or more races 2.9%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
Other Irish surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname McWhite come from?
- Partly translated Anglicized form of Irish Mac Faoitigh, a patronymic from a Gaelic form of English White.
- How common is the surname McWhite?
- 1,028 people in the United States had the surname McWhite in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 300,336 Americans. It ranked 24,370th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname McWhite?
- In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named McWhite identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 22% as white (not Hispanic).
- What type of surname is McWhite?
- McWhite is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
- Is the surname McWhite getting more or less common?
- More common. 981 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,028 in 2010, up 4.8%.