Explore the Family Name Mcgilton

The meaning of Mcgilton

Irish (northern): shortened form of McGiltenan, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Giolla tSeanáin, a patronymic from a personal name meaning ‘servant (i.e. devotee) of (Saint) Senan’. See Gilsenan.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Mcgilton" experienced a small decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was the 44,574th most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010 it had dropped to the 47,521st rank, indicating a change of -6.61%. The total count of individuals with this last name also decreased slightly from 454 in 2000 to 446 in 2010, a change of -1.76%. The proportion of people named Mcgilton per 100,000 individuals fell by 11.76% during this 10-year period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,574	#47,521	-6.61%
Count	454	446	-1.76%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.15	-11.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mcgilton

Ethnic identity distribution among those bearing the Mcgilton surname has seen some changes over the decade, as shown by the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2010, 90.13% of the Mcgiltons identified as White, a minute decrease from 90.31% in 2000. The number of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander went from zero in 2000 to 1.12% in 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying with two or more ethnicities increased by 24.75%, while the Hispanic population declined by 38.64%. The American Indian and Alaskan Native segment saw an increase of 17.66%, whereas the Black population remained at 0% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.31%	90.13%	-0.2%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	4.19%	4.93%	17.66%
Two or More Races	1.98%	2.47%	24.75%
Hispanic	2.2%	1.35%	-38.64%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.12%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%