Explore the Family Name Mckibbin

The meaning of Mckibbin

Manx and northern Irish: variant of McGibbon.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Mckibbin has seen a notable decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 20,642 in popularity, but by 2010 it had dropped to 26,654, marking a 29.13% decline. Additionally, the count of individuals with this surname fell from 1,192 to 914 during the same period, indicating a reduction of 23.32%. The proportion per 100,000 people also saw a similar downward trend, decreasing by 29.55%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,642	#26,654	-29.13%
Count	1,192	914	-23.32%
Proportion per 100k	0.44	0.31	-29.55%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mckibbin

When considering the ethnicity associated with the Mckibbin surname, the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010. The overwhelming majority of Mckibbins, over 95%, identified as White in both years, with a slight decrease of 0.81% observed over the decade. Those identifying as Hispanic saw a modest increase of 10.71%, moving from 1.68% to 1.86%. Interestingly, while there were no recorded Mckibbins of Black or Asian/Pacific Islander descent in 2000, by 2010, 0.77% identified as Black. However, there was no change in the percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander. The data also showed an increase in those identifying with two or more races from 0.92% to 1.53%. Conversely, the percentage of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native dropped from 0.76% to 0%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.97%	95.19%	-0.81%
Hispanic	1.68%	1.86%	10.71%
Two or More Races	0.92%	1.53%	66.3%
Black	0%	0.77%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.76%	0%	0%