Explore the Family Name Mccubbin

The meaning of Mccubbin

Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cuibein ‘son of Cuibein’, from Cubbin, itself from a pet form of the personal name Gilbert. Compare McGibbon.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Mccubbin has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the Mccubbin surname fell from 13112 in 2000 to 13445 in 2010, reflecting a change of -2.54%. However, the count of people with this surname increased by approximately 6%, from 2138 in 2000 to 2265 in 2010. Despite this increase, the proportion of individuals with the Mccubbin surname per 100k people saw a small dip of -2.53%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,112	#13,445	-2.54%
Count	2,138	2,265	5.94%
Proportion per 100k	0.79	0.77	-2.53%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mccubbin

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows a shift in the distribution of the Mccubbin surname amongst different ethnic identities. Between 2000 and 2010, there was an increase in the percentage of individuals with this surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander (21.21%), Hispanic (41.86%), or Black (59.02%). On the other hand, individuals identifying as White saw a slight decrease (-1.54%) in the same period. Additionally, the data shows a significant decrease (-32.31%) in the number of individuals carrying the Mccubbin surname who identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native. The percentage of individuals who identified as belonging to two or more races remained relatively constant, with a minor decrease of -1.59%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.39%	92.94%	-1.54%
Hispanic	2.15%	3.05%	41.86%
Black	1.22%	1.94%	59.02%
Two or More Races	1.26%	1.24%	-1.59%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.65%	0.44%	-32.31%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.33%	0.4%	21.21%