Explore the Family Name Mccorriston

The meaning of Mccorriston

Scottish (Wigtownshire): probably from Mac Thoireasdain ‘son of Tòireasdan or Tòrasdan’, a Gaelicized form of the Old Norse name Thórrsteinn ‘thunder stone’. It may also be from a lenited form of Gaelic Mac Moireasdain ‘son of Moireasdan’; see Morrison.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Mccorriston has slightly decreased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 116,123 and rose to 120,901 in 2010, indicating a change of -4.11%. However, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased by 2.88% from 139 in 2000 to 143 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.05 for both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#116,123	#120,901	-4.11%
Count	139	143	2.88%
Proportion per 100k	0.05	0.05	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mccorriston

In terms of ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that individuals with the Mccorriston surname primarily identify as white, although this percentage decreased from 89.93% in 2000 to 84.62% in 2010. The Asian/Pacific Islander representation within the Mccorriston surname population saw an increase of 13.43%, moving from 4.32% in 2000 to 4.90% in 2010. Furthermore, there was a notable rise in individuals identifying with two or more races, which jumped from 5.04% in 2000 to 7.69% in 2010, a change of 52.58%. There were no recorded instances of individuals with the Mccorriston surname identifying as Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	89.93%	84.62%	-5.9%
Two or More Races	5.04%	7.69%	52.58%
Asian/Pacific Islander	4.32%	4.9%	13.43%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%