Explore the Family Name Mccrimmon

The meaning of Mccrimmon

Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cruimein ‘son of Cruimean’, a personal name meaning ‘little stooped one’. Compare Irish Crimmins. History: This was the name of a famous family of pipers in the island of Skye.

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

The popularity of the surname Mccrimmon has slightly decreased over a decade, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, Mccrimmon was ranked 15,235th in terms of most common surnames in the United States; however, by 2010, it had slipped to 15,931st place, marking a decline of 4.57%. Despite the drop in ranking, the actual count of individuals with the surname increased by 2.88%, growing from 1,773 in 2000 to 1,824 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 people also dropped from 0.66 to 0.62.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,235	#15,931	-4.57%
Count	1,773	1,824	2.88%
Proportion per 100k	0.66	0.62	-6.06%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mccrimmon

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that there were shifts in ethnic identity among those with the surname Mccrimmon over the ten-year period. The percentage of individuals identifying as Black decreased slightly from 56.29% to 55.98%. The number of Mccrimmons who identified as White also saw a slight decrease of 1.27%, bringing the figure down to 38.76%. However, there were increases among those self-identifying as Hispanic (from 2.31% to 2.47%) and those reporting two or more races (from 1.58% to 2.19%). Additionally, there was a new appearance of Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities within this surname group, both at just over 0.3%.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	56.29%	55.98%	-0.55%
White	39.26%	38.76%	-1.27%
Hispanic	2.31%	2.47%	6.93%
Two or More Races	1.58%	2.19%	38.61%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.33%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.27%	0%