Explore the Family Name Mccrystal

The meaning of Mccrystal

Scottish and northern Irish (Tyrone): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Criostail ‘son of Criostal’, a Gaelic pet form of Críostóir (see Christopher), with interchange of l and r. See Crystal. History: The name was taken to the north of Ireland (Armagh and Tyrone) from Scotland in the 17th century.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Mccrystal saw a slight decrease in rank from 38,942 in 2000 to 40,494 in 2010, which represents a change of -3.99%. However, the count of individuals with the Mccrystal surname actually increased by 1.31%, from 533 in 2000 to 540 in 2010. The proportion per 100k people dropped by 10%, from 0.2 to 0.18 over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,942	#40,494	-3.99%
Count	533	540	1.31%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.18	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mccrystal

Regarding the ethnicity associated with the surname Mccrystal, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority identify as White, though there was a minor decrease from 96.81% in 2000 to 93.15% in 2010. Interestingly, the percentage identifying as Hispanic and those identifying with two or more races both saw significant increases during the same period. The Hispanic identity increased from 1.13% to 3.15%, a change of 178.76%, while the percentage of those identifying with two or more races rose from 1.5% to 3.15%, a change of 110%. The percentages for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained constant at 0% in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.81%	93.15%	-3.78%
Two or More Races	1.5%	3.15%	110%
Hispanic	1.13%	3.15%	178.76%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%