Explore the Family Name Mcgrail

The meaning of Mcgrail

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic from Mag Réill (a dialect variant of Mac Néill), a patronymic from the personal name Niall. See McNeil. The substitution of -r- for -n- occurs in a number of Irish Mac- names. Some characteristic forenames: Irish Dympna.

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

The surname Mcgrail saw a slight decline in popularity over the span of 10 years, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it was ranked 13,040th most popular and this ranking decreased to 13,700 by 2010, indicating a 5.06% drop. The count of individuals with the surname Mcgrail, however, increased from 2,155 in 2000 to 2,210 in 2010, marking a 2.55% growth. The proportion of people per 100k with this surname also saw a decrease from 0.8 in 2000 to 0.75 in 2010, a reduction of 6.25%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,040	#13,700	-5.06%
Count	2,155	2,210	2.55%
Proportion per 100k	0.8	0.75	-6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mcgrail

According to the ethnic identity data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of those carrying the Mcgrail surname identified as White, though there was a minor decrease of 0.66% between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of those who identified as of Hispanic ethnicity saw an increase of 16.77%, while the representation of those identifying as Black saw a slight decrease of 2.70%. There was a notable increase of 40.21% in the category of those identifying with two or more races. Meanwhile, the Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories reported no change during this time period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.61%	95.97%	-0.66%
Hispanic	1.67%	1.95%	16.77%
Two or More Races	0.97%	1.36%	40.21%
Black	0.37%	0.36%	-2.7%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%