Explore the Family Name Mckittrick

The meaning of Mckittrick

Scottish and northern Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Shitrig, a patronymic from a Gaelic form of the Old Norse personal name Sigtryggr, which is composed of the elements sigr ‘victory’ + tryggr ‘true’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Mckittrick experienced a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked the 14,530th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had dropped to the 15,370th spot, reflecting a change of -5.78%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of people with the Mckittrick surname increased from 1,881 in 2000 to 1,908 in 2010, marking a growth rate of 1.44%. However, the proportion per 100k saw a decrease of -7.14%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,530	#15,370	-5.78%
Count	1,881	1,908	1.44%
Proportion per 100k	0.7	0.65	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mckittrick

The ethnic identity associated with the Mckittrick surname also saw changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The largest ethnic group remained White, although its share decreased slightly from 94.84% to 93.66%. Meanwhile, the Hispanic population saw the most significant increase, rising from 1.86% to 2.78% -- a jump of 49.46%. Other ethnic identities such as Asian/Pacific Islander and Black saw increases of 9.43% and 7.38% respectively. Individuals identifying as two or more races also rose from 1.22% to 1.36%. However, those claiming American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity fell slightly from 0.32% to 0.31%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.84%	93.66%	-1.24%
Hispanic	1.86%	2.78%	49.46%
Two or More Races	1.22%	1.36%	11.48%
Black	1.22%	1.31%	7.38%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.53%	0.58%	9.43%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.32%	0.31%	-3.12%