Explore the Family Name Mccraven

The meaning of Mccraven

Irish (Louth, Monaghan): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Crabháin ‘son of Crabhán’, possibly meaning ‘religious’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname 'Mccraven' has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Mccraven was ranked 59,916 in popularity and by 2010 it had dropped slightly to rank 61,297, showing a minor decline of 2.3%. Meanwhile, the count of people with the surname Mccraven increased from 315 in 2000 to 328 in 2010, an increase of 4.13%. However, the proportion of this surname per 100,000 decreased by 8.33% over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#59,916	#61,297	-2.3%
Count	315	328	4.13%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mccraven

As for the ethnic identity associated with the surname Mccraven, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some significant shifts. The percentage of individuals identifying as White and bearing the surname decreased from 62.86% in 2000 to 58.54% in 2010, a reduction of 6.87%. Nevertheless, there were noticeable increases in other ethnic groups. The Hispanic group saw a dramatic increase of 76.32%, moving from 1.90% in 2000 to 3.35% in 2010. There was also an increase in the Black ethnicity, rising from 32.06% in 2000 to 35.06% in 2010, marking a growth of 9.36%. The proportion of individuals identifying with two or more races also increased by 7.87%, while the categories for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained the same with no recorded individuals in these groups for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	62.86%	58.54%	-6.87%
Black	32.06%	35.06%	9.36%
Hispanic	1.9%	3.35%	76.32%
Two or More Races	2.54%	2.74%	7.87%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%