Explore the Family Name Mcgoey

The meaning of Mcgoey

Irish (Leitrim and Longford): variant of McGaughey.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Mcgoey has seen a minor decrease between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname slipped from 52,714 in 2000 to 56,073 in 2010, marking a 6.37% drop. In terms of count or total instances, there was a marginal decline from 369 in 2000 to 365 in 2010, indicating a change of -1.08%. Furthermore, the proportion per 100,000 people also dipped by 14.29%, moving from 0.14 in 2000 to 0.12 in 2010.

20002010Change
Rank#52,714#56,073-6.37%
Count369365-1.08%
Proportion per 100k0.140.12-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mcgoey

The ethnicity associated with the surname Mcgoey, as gleaned from the Decennial U.S. Census data, showed some changes during the decade of 2000-2010. While the majority of individuals identified as White, decreasing slightly from 97.83% in 2000 to 93.70% in 2010, there was an emergence of other ethnic identities. Although no one with the Mcgoey surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2000, by 2010, 1.37% did so. Similarly, while there were no reports of individuals identifying as Hispanic in 2000, by 2010, 4.66% of those with the Mcgoey surname reported this ethnic identity. No significant figures were recorded for Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or two or more races categories.

20002010Change
White97.83%93.7%-4.22%
Hispanic0%4.66%0%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%1.37%0%
Two or More Races0%0%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%