Explore the Family Name Mccoin

The meaning of Mccoin

Irish (northern): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Eoghain ‘son of Eoghan’ (see McEwen) or ‘son of Eoin’, a personal name from Latin Johannes (see John).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Mccoin has seen a rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, Mccoin was ranked 27,526th in terms of commonality with a count of 824 people bearing this last name in the United States. However, by 2010, it moved up to the rank 24,718 with an increase of 10.2% and the total count rose to 1,009 individuals, marking a 22.45% increase. The proportion of the population carrying this surname per 100k also saw a slight increment from 0.31 to 0.34, showing a growth of 9.68%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,526	#24,718	10.2%
Count	824	1,009	22.45%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.34	9.68%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mccoin

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Mccoin has also shown some shifts between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, a large majority (91.63%) of individuals with this surname identified as White, but this proportion had slightly decreased to 88.21% by 2010. Conversely, there's been a notable increase in the percentage of individuals identifying as Black, rising from 4.85% to 6.94%. Those identifying under two or more races have also seen a rise from 1.33% to 1.59%. Notably, Hispanic representation also emerged in 2010 at 1.78%, where there was none in 2000. However, Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native representation remained stagnant or decreased, respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.63%	88.21%	-3.73%
Black	4.85%	6.94%	43.09%
Hispanic	0%	1.78%	0%
Two or More Races	1.33%	1.59%	19.55%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.97%	0%	0%