Explore the Family Name Mcenroe

The meaning of Mcenroe

1. Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Con Rubha ‘son of Cú Rubha’, a personal name meaning ‘hound of the promontory’. 2. Scottish: it is possible that some instances are from Macinroy, a sept of the Robertson clan, from an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Iain Ruaidh ’son of red-haired Ian’, a Gaelic form of John.

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

The surname McEnroe saw a marginal decrease in its popularity ranking from 2000 to 2010, moving from 24,491st place down to 24,531st according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. However, the number of people with this surname increased by approximately 6.48 percent during the same period, growing from 957 individuals in 2000 to 1,019 in 2010. The proportion of people named McEnroe per 100,000 remained constant at 0.35 over these years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,491	#24,531	-0.16%
Count	957	1,019	6.48%
Proportion per 100k	0.35	0.35	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mcenroe

In terms of ethnic identity, there were notable changes between 2000 and 2010 among those carrying the McEnroe surname. Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those reporting two or more races saw considerable growth, increasing by 23.12 percent and 46.28 percent respectively. The percentage of McEnroes identifying as White decreased slightly by 1.57 percent, while the Hispanic representation increased by 14.58 percent. There were no recorded changes for those identifying as Black, American Indian, or Alaskan Native during this time period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.42%	91.95%	-1.57%
Two or More Races	1.88%	2.75%	46.28%
Hispanic	2.4%	2.75%	14.58%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.99%	2.45%	23.12%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%