Explore the Family Name Mcclard

The meaning of Mcclard

Scottish: variant of McLardy, a mainly Scottish variant of McLafferty.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Mcclard saw a slight dip from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 31,426 in popularity, but by 2010, it had slightly dropped down to the 32,599th position, marking a decrease of about 3.73%. Meanwhile, the actual count of individuals with the surname marginally increased from 697 in 2000 to 705 in 2010, showing a minor growth of approximately 1.15%. The proportion per 100,000 people also declined from 0.26 to 0.24 during these years, reflecting a drop of around 7.69%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,426	#32,599	-3.73%
Count	697	705	1.15%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.24	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mcclard

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010. Notably, those who identified as White and carried the Mcclard name decreased from 96.56% to 93.62%, a change of about -3.04%. However, there was a significant rise in Hispanic identifiers, increasing from 1.29% to 2.27%, equating to a growth of an impressive 75.97%. Furthermore, although the percentages were still small, 2010 marked the first time that Black, Asian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian/Alaskan Native identities appeared within the Mcclard surname group. Each of these categories represented 0.85% of Mcclards in 2010, whereas they had not been present in 2000. The number of people identifying as two or more races decreased from 1.58% to 1.42%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.56%	93.62%	-3.04%
Hispanic	1.29%	2.27%	75.97%
Two or More Races	1.58%	1.42%	-10.13%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.99%	0%
Black	0%	0.85%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.85%	0%