Explore the Family Name Mcday

The meaning of Mcday

Irish and Scottish: possibly a variant of McDade.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Mcday has seen an increase in popularity in the United States between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname improved from 60,083 in 2000 to 58,604 in 2010, marking a 2.46% improvement. Similarly, the number of individuals with this surname increased by 10.19%, from 314 in 2000 to 346 in 2010. However, the proportion of persons named Mcday per 100,000 population remained the same at 0.12.

20002010Change
Rank#60,083#58,6042.46%
Count31434610.19%
Proportion per 100k0.120.120%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mcday

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Mcday also underwent some changes between 2000 and 2010, as reported by the Decennial U.S. Census. It shows that the majority of individuals with this surname identify as Black, which saw a marginal increase from 85.67% in 2000 to 86.13% in 2010. Those identifying as belonging to two or more races also increased by 11.27%, from 7.01% to 7.80%. However, the percentage of those who identify as White decreased by 9.24%, from 5.41% to 4.91%. The ethnicity data for Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, and American Indian and Alaskan Native were either zero or suppressed for privacy during both years.

20002010Change
Black85.67%86.13%0.54%
Two or More Races7.01%7.8%11.27%
White5.41%4.91%-9.24%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Hispanic0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%