Explore the Family Name Mcenaney

The meaning of Mcenaney

Irish: 1. Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Conaonaigh, ‘son of Cú Aonaigh’, a personal name meaning ‘hound of the fair’. This surname is sometimes Anglicized as Bird, part of the name being taken erroneously for the Gaelic word éan ‘bird’. 2. Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Dhéaghanaigh, ‘son of the deacon’. Compare Deane.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Mcenaney has seen a rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the name improved from 29,662 to 28,100, which marks an increase of 5.27%. During this time frame, the count of individuals with this surname also increased by 13.75%, from 749 people to 852. The proportion per 100,000 people saw a slight gain as well, moving up by 3.57% to reach 0.29.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,662	#28,100	5.27%
Count	749	852	13.75%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.29	3.57%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mcenaney

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority of individuals with the surname Mcenaney identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, though there was a small decrease of 1.88%. In 2010, there was a noteworthy increase in the number of people identifying as Hispanic, which rose by 267.16% from 2000 figures. Those who identified under two or more races saw a decline of 38.81%. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year, while the percentage of those identifying as Black went from zero in 2000 to 0.59 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.6%	95.77%	-1.88%
Hispanic	0.67%	2.46%	267.16%
Two or More Races	1.34%	0.82%	-38.81%
Black	0%	0.59%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%