Explore the Family Name Mcfarlen

The meaning of Mcfarlen

Scottish: variant of McFarlane.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Mcfarlen has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Mcfarlen was ranked 63,812 in terms of widespread use in the United States, but by 2010, it had dropped to 68,122, indicating a decrease of 6.75%. The total number of people bearing this surname also dipped slightly from 292 in 2000 to 289 in 2010, representing a mild drop of 1.03%. The proportion of the population with this surname per 100,000 people decreased by 9.09% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#63,812	#68,122	-6.75%
Count	292	289	-1.03%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mcfarlen

When examining the ethnic identities associated with the surname Mcfarlen, once again using data from the Decennial U.S. Census, we see minor shifts between 2000 and 2010. In both years, there were no reported individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Hispanic with this name. The majority of individuals with the surname identified as White, representing 90.41% in 2000 and decreasing slightly to 89.97% in 2010. Those identifying as Black constituted 4.11% in 2000, which decreased to 3.81% in 2010. One notable change is observed in the American Indian and Alaskan Native category, which saw an increase from 1.71% in 2000 to 3.81% in 2010. This represents a substantial growth of 122.81%. The percentage of people identified as belonging to two or more races changed from 2.4% in 2000 to 0% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.41%	89.97%	-0.49%
Black	4.11%	3.81%	-7.3%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.71%	3.81%	122.81%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.4%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%