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    The surname Mebane

    A Scottish Gaelic surname, carried by 1,833 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M150

    Mebane: #15,871 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Mebane #15,871, 1,833 people Mebane: #15,871 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Mebane #15,871, 1,833 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mebane is more common than 90.2% of them.

    Origin

    Scottish Gaelic origin

    Perhaps a variant of McBain.

    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 1,833 people named Mebane in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 168,437 Americans. That is up 3.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,772.

    #15,871
    rank among US surnames
    1,833
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.4%
    change since 2000 (was #15,244)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #15,864Leonardi1,834168,345
    #15,871Roh1,833168,437
    #15,879Bondy1,832168,529

    Who is named Mebane

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

    66% of people named Mebane identified as Black (not Hispanic), 28% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • Black (not Hispanic) 66%
    • White (not Hispanic) 28%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
    • 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 Black Americans.

    Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

    All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Mebane come from?
    Perhaps a variant of McBain.
    How common is the surname Mebane?
    1,833 people in the United States had the surname Mebane in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 168,437 Americans. It ranked 15,871st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Mebane?
    In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Mebane identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 28% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Mebane getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,772 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,833 in 2010, up 3.4%.