Explore the Family Name Mcburney

The meaning of Mcburney

Scottish and northern Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Biorna ‘son of Biorna’, Gaelic form of the Old Norse personal name Bjarni ‘bear’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Mcburney has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Mcburney was ranked as the 13,707th most popular last name, but by 2010 it had fallen to the 14,881st spot, marking an 8.56% drop in rank. Similarly, the count of people carrying the Mcburney surname also fell from 2,029 in 2000 to 1,988 in 2010, representing a decline of 2.02%. The proportion of people with the Mcburney surname per 100,000 also experienced a decrease of 10.67%, going from 0.75 in 2000 to 0.67 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,707	#14,881	-8.56%
Count	2,029	1,988	-2.02%
Proportion per 100k	0.75	0.67	-10.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mcburney

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some shifts among those with the Mcburney surname from 2000 to 2010. While the majority of Mcburneys are White (92.31% in 2000 and 91.25% in 2010), there's been a modest increase in the percentage identifying as Hispanic (rising from 3.65% to 4.07%) and those reporting two or more races (increasing from 1.23% to 1.61%). Meanwhile, the Black population with this surname slightly decreased from 2.07% to 1.81%. Interestingly, there were no recorded Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Natives with this surname in 2000, but by 2010, these groups made up 0.86% and 0.40% of the Mcburneys, respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.31%	91.25%	-1.15%
Hispanic	3.65%	4.07%	11.51%
Black	2.07%	1.81%	-12.56%
Two or More Races	1.23%	1.61%	30.89%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.86%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.4%	0%