Explore the Family Name Mcdanel

The meaning of Mcdanel

Irish: variant of McDonnell (see McDaniel).

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

The data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows a slight increase in the popularity of the surname Mcdanel between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 30,003 in terms of popularity, and by 2010 it had climbed to rank 28,809, representing a change of approximately 3.98%. The count of people carrying this surname also rose by 11.92% from 738 in 2000 to 826 in 2010. This rise in popularity is further reflected in the proportion per 100k people, which increased slightly from 0.27 to 0.28 over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,003	#28,809	3.98%
Count	738	826	11.92%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.28	3.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mcdanel

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals a shift in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Mcdanel. The percentage of individuals identifying as White dropped by 4.19% from 95.53% in 2000 to 91.53% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as Black saw a significant increase, jumping from 0.68% in 2000 to 2.18% in 2010. A small percentage of individuals identified as Hispanic, increasing from 2.44% to 2.78% over the course of the decade. Few individuals claimed Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native identities, but there were notable increases within these categories between the two censuses. Interestingly, the group identifying with two or more races saw a considerable increase, from 0.81% in 2000 to 1.45% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.53%	91.53%	-4.19%
Hispanic	2.44%	2.78%	13.93%
Black	0.68%	2.18%	220.59%
Two or More Races	0.81%	1.45%	79.01%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.21%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.85%	0%