Explore the Family Name Mceneaney

The meaning of Mceneaney

Irish: variant of McEnaney.

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

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Mceneaney has seen a slight increase in popularity over a decade. In 2000, it was ranked 59,769th in prevalence among all surnames recorded in the United States. By 2010, its rank had improved to 59,017th, reflecting an ascent of 1.26 percent. The number of individuals bearing this surname also grew during this period, with the count rising from 316 in 2000 to 343 in 2010 — an increase of 8.54 percent. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, the frequency of the Mceneaney surname remained constant at 0.12.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#59,769	#59,017	1.26%
Count	316	343	8.54%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.12	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mceneaney

According to ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census, there was a minor shift in the ethnic identity associated with the Mceneaney surname between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 95.57 percent were identified as White, decreasing slightly to 94.17 percent by 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of Mceneaneys identifying as Hispanic increased from 1.58 percent to 2.62 percent. Interestingly, the 2010 Census also registered a small percentage (1.75 percent) of Mceneaneys identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, a category that wasn't represented in the 2000 data. There were no individuals with the Mceneaney surname who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. Notably, the percentage of those identifying with two or more races dropped from 2.22 percent in 2000 to zero in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.57%	94.17%	-1.46%
Hispanic	1.58%	2.62%	65.82%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.75%	0%
Two or More Races	2.22%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%