Explore the Family Name Cormack

The meaning of Cormack

Scottish: shortened form of Gaelic Mac Cormaic ‘son of Cormac’, see McCormack. Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Dermot.

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How common is the last name Cormack in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Cormack saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 21,307th most common name, shifting to 22,144th by 2010, representing a change of -3.93% over the decade. In terms of raw count, however, the number of people with the surname increased marginally, from 1,146 in 2000 to 1,167 in 2010, showing an increase of 1.83%. The proportion per 100k people also declined slightly from 0.42 to 0.4, marking a change of -4.76%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,307	#22,144	-3.93%
Count	1,146	1,167	1.83%
Proportion per 100k	0.42	0.4	-4.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cormack

The ethnic identity associated with the Cormack surname as per the Decennial U.S. Census underwent some changes from 2000 to 2010. Individuals identifying as White made up the majority of Cormacks, although their percentage dropped from 91.27% in 2000 to 88.17% in 2010. Those identifying as Black showed the most significant increase, growing from 4.36% in 2000 to 6.60% in 2010, a 51.38% change. Despite starting from a smaller base, the percentage of Cormacks identifying as Hispanic also increased from 2.18% to 2.74%. Meanwhile, those identifying as two or more races rose from 1.40% to 1.71%. Notably, there were no reported individuals with the Cormack surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.27%	88.17%	-3.4%
Black	4.36%	6.6%	51.38%
Hispanic	2.18%	2.74%	25.69%
Two or More Races	1.4%	1.71%	22.14%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%