Explore the Family Name Mccone

The meaning of Mccone

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Comhdhain ‘son of Comhdhan’ or Comhghan’, a personal name of uncertain origin.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on data drawn from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Mccone decreased slightly between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Mccone ranked 38,771st in terms of popularity and was held by 536 individuals, accounting for roughly 0.2 per 100k people. By 2010, however, the surname had slipped in ranking to 43,077, with only 502 individuals bearing it, making up about 0.17 per 100k people. This represents an overall decrease in popularity of 11.11 percent and a decline in count by approximately 6.34 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,771	#43,077	-11.11%
Count	536	502	-6.34%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.17	-15%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mccone

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Mccone also underwent some changes during this period as revealed by the Decennial U.S. Census data. Individuals identifying as white were the predominant holders of the surname in both 2000 and 2010, albeit with a notable increase from 83.96 percent to 89.04 percent. A significant decrease was observed in those claiming black ethnicity, falling from 11.01 percent to 6.77 percent. The data also shows a slight emergence of Hispanic identity, from 0 percent in 2000 to 1.59 percent in 2010. Meanwhile, individuals identifying as having two or more races dropped from 3.36 percent to 1.79 percent. No information was recorded for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native origins.

	2000	2010	Change
White	83.96%	89.04%	6.05%
Black	11.01%	6.77%	-38.51%
Two or More Races	3.36%	1.79%	-46.73%
Hispanic	0%	1.59%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%