Explore the Family Name Mcgeary

The meaning of Mcgeary

Irish: 1. Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Gadhra, ‘son of Gadhra’, a personal name possibly from gadhar ‘mastiff’. Compare O’Gara and Geary. 2. variant of McGarry.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Mcgeary has seen a slight decrease in popularity over the decade from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname Mcgeary had a rank of 20,247 and by 2010 it slipped to 20,829, marking a small decrease of 2.87%. However, the count of people with this surname increased from 1,223 in 2000 to 1,267 in 2010, which is a growth of 3.6%. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 population also diminished slightly by 4.44% from 2000 to 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,247	#20,829	-2.87%
Count	1,223	1,267	3.6%
Proportion per 100k	0.45	0.43	-4.44%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mcgeary

As for the ethnic identity associated with the Mcgeary surname, the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some interesting trends. While those identifying as White remain the majority, their percentage dropped from 92.97% in 2000 to 91% in 2010. The number of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native also saw increases, with 73.17% and 24.56% respectively. Similarly, those who identified themselves as belonging to two or more races saw the highest growth rate of 177.03%, increasing from 0.74% in 2000 to 2.05% in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic experienced a moderate increase from 1.23% to 1.50%. The Black population with the Mcgeary surname remained fairly steady, with a slight decrease from 4.09% to 4.03%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.97%	91%	-2.12%
Black	4.09%	4.03%	-1.47%
Two or More Races	0.74%	2.05%	177.03%
Hispanic	1.23%	1.5%	21.95%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.41%	0.71%	73.17%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.57%	0.71%	24.56%