Explore the Family Name Mcglasson

The meaning of Mcglasson

Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Glasáin, or Mac Glaisín, a patronymic from the personal name Glasán or Glaisín, which is from a diminutive of the color term glas ‘gray or blue-green’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname McGlasson saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 22,934th among all surnames in the United States, but by 2010 it had dropped to 24,064th. Despite this drop in ranking, the number of individuals bearing the surname slightly increased, from 1,042 in 2000 to 1,047 in 2010. However, as a proportion of every 100,000 people, the representation of the surname McGlasson declined by approximately 10%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,934	#24,064	-4.93%
Count	1,042	1,047	0.48%
Proportion per 100k	0.39	0.35	-10.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mcglasson

The ethnicity distribution for the McGlasson surname also showed notable changes over the decade, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander more than doubled, rising from 0.58% to 1.05%. There was also an increase in the percentage of McGlassons of Hispanic background and those identifying with two or more races. However, there was a significant decrease in the percentage of black individuals with the surname, dropping from 1.82% to 0.57%. The majority of those with the McGlasson surname identified as white, with a slight increase from 92.42% in 2000 to 92.45% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.42%	92.45%	0.03%
Hispanic	3.65%	3.82%	4.66%
Two or More Races	0.96%	1.53%	59.38%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.58%	1.05%	81.03%
Black	1.82%	0.57%	-68.68%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.58%	0.57%	-1.72%