Explore the Family Name Mcconaughey

The meaning of Mcconaughey

Irish (northern): variant of McConaghy.

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

The McConaughey surname showed a slight decrease in popularity from the 2000 to the 2010 Decennial U.S. Census. In the 2000 census, it was ranked as the 47,838th most common surname, but by 2010, it fell to the 49,268th position, marking a decline of approximately 2.99%. However, despite the drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the McConaughey surname increased from 416 in 2000 to 427 in 2010, an increase of 2.64%. The data also indicates that the proportion per 100k people bearing this surname decreased by around 6.67% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#47,838	#49,268	-2.99%
Count	416	427	2.64%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.14	-6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mcconaughey

When examining the ethnicity associated with the McConaughey surname, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of people with this surname identified as White, though there was a small decrease in this group over the decade. In 2000, 96.88% identified as white, while in 2010, this figure dropped to 94.15%, a decrease of 2.82%. Meanwhile, the percentage identifying as Hispanic saw a significant rise of 82.81%, increasing from 1.92% in 2000 to 3.51% in 2010. Individuals identifying with two or more races also appeared in the 2010 data, making up 1.17% of those with the McConaughey surname. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year's census data for this surname.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.88%	94.15%	-2.82%
Hispanic	1.92%	3.51%	82.81%
Two or More Races	0%	1.17%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%