Explore the Family Name Mccargo

The meaning of Mccargo

Scottish (Galloway): 1. from Gaelic Mac Gille Cairge, ‘son of the lad of the rock’. See McHarg. 2. from Gaelic Mac Giolla Fhearga, ‘son of the servant (i.e. devotee) of (Saint) Fearga’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Mccargo has seen a slight increase from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 28,194 and rose to 26,932 in rank by 2010, indicating a 4.48% increase in popularity. The count of individuals with this surname also increased by 12.77%, from 799 in 2000 to 901 in 2010. Even the proportion of people named Mccargo per 100k saw a rise, albeit a small one of 3.33%, moving from 0.3 to 0.31.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,194	#26,932	4.48%
Count	799	901	12.77%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.31	3.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mccargo

The ethnicity breakdown for the surname Mccargo, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, reveals some interesting changes over a decade. In both 2000 and 2010, there were no recorded instances of the name among Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native communities. The largest ethnic identity group with this surname remained Black, although it decreased from 80.60% in 2000 to 78.25% in 2010. White representation with the surname saw a marginal increase from 13.77% to 13.98%. Notably, the Hispanic community saw a significant 70% growth in instances of the surname, rising from 1.50% in 2000 to 2.55% in 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying with two or more races also climbed from 4.01% to 4.44% during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	80.6%	78.25%	-2.92%
White	13.77%	13.98%	1.53%
Two or More Races	4.01%	4.44%	10.72%
Hispanic	1.5%	2.55%	70%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%