Explore the Family Name Mckerrow

The meaning of Mckerrow

Scottish: possibly an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cearraich or Mac Cearrbhaich ‘son of the gamester’, or (according to Woulfe) from Mac Ciothruadha ‘son of Ciothruaidh’, which is a Gaelic name meaning ‘shower’ + ‘red’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Mckerrow has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Mckerrow ranked at 66,274 in terms of popular surnames, but by 2010, it had slipped to a rank of 75,069 – a change of -13.27%. Correspondingly, the number of individuals bearing this surname also decreased from 279 to 257, marking a -7.89% change over the decade. The proportion of the population with this surname per 100,000 people also dipped slightly from 0.1 to 0.09.

20002010Change
Rank#66,274#75,069-13.27%
Count279257-7.89%
Proportion per 100k0.10.09-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mckerrow

Regarding ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals with the Mckerrow surname identify as White. In 2000, 98.57% of Mckerrows identified as White, though this percentage dropped slightly to 96.50% by 2010. No Mckerrows identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaskan Native, Black, Hispanic, or as having two or more races during either census year.

20002010Change
White98.57%96.5%-2.1%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Two or More Races0%0%0%
Hispanic0%0%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%