Explore the Family Name Mccoubrey

The meaning of Mccoubrey

Scottish and Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cúithbreith ‘son of Cuthbert’, or perhaps, on the analogy of other names, a shortened form of Mac Gille Cuithbreith ‘son of the servant of (Saint) Cuthbert’. Compare Cuthbert.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Mccoubrey witnessed a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 75,219th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had dropped to the 82,044th position, marking a decrease of approximately 9.07%. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname also fell from 239 in 2000 to 230 in 2010, indicating a decrease of 3.77%. Consequently, its proportion per 100,000 people also experienced an 11.11% drop over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#75,219	#82,044	-9.07%
Count	239	230	-3.77%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.08	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mccoubrey

Looking at the ethnic identity associated with the Mccoubrey surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that it is predominantly connected with white ethnicity. In 2000, around 96.23% of the bearers identified as white, and despite a minor decrease of 0.60%, this figure remained high at 95.65% in 2010. Interestingly, there was no record of bearers identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. However, the census revealed a slight emergence of Hispanic identity among bearers, moving from 0% in 2000 to 2.17% in 2010. The percentage of those who identified with two or more races dropped from 2.09% in 2000 to zero by 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.23%	95.65%	-0.6%
Hispanic	0%	2.17%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.09%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%