Explore the Family Name Cormican

The meaning of Cormican

Irish (Galway, Antrim): from Ó Cormacáin, ‘descendant of Cormacán’, a pet form of the personal name Cormac (see McCormick).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Cormican has seen a notable increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Cormican was ranked 37,881 in terms of popularity but moved up to 35,764 in 2010 - an increase of 5.59%. This rise in popularity is reflected in the number of people carrying this surname, which grew from 551 in 2000 to 628 in 2010, indicating a growth rate of 13.97%. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 also increased by 5% over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,881	#35,764	5.59%
Count	551	628	13.97%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.21	5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cormican

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the Cormican surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with this surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a slight decrease (1.50%) in this group over the decade. The data also indicates a marginal rise in those identifying as Hispanic, from 1.81% in 2000 to 2.23% in 2010. There was also a minor reduction in the percentage of Black individuals carrying the Cormican surname, dropping from 1.09% to 0.96%. The census did not record any individuals with this surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year, however, it did register a small emergence of individuals identifying as two or more races in 2010, where the previous number was suppressed for privacy.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.19%	94.75%	-1.5%
Hispanic	1.81%	2.23%	23.2%
Two or More Races	0%	1.59%	0%
Black	1.09%	0.96%	-11.93%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%