Explore the Family Name Mclaury

The meaning of Mclaury

Scottish and northern Irish: patronymic from Laurie.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Mclaury has seen a slight drop in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 51,945th most popular, while it fell to 54,530th in 2010, representing a decrease of approximately 5%. However, the number of individuals with this surname slightly increased from 376 in 2000 to 378 in 2010, which is an increase of 0.53%. This indicates that while the growth rate of people bearing the Mclaury surname has stayed relatively steady, other surnames have become more common, leading to its fall in ranking.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#51,945	#54,530	-4.98%
Count	376	378	0.53%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.13	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mclaury

Regarding ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Mclaury surname identify as White, constituting 93.09% of the total in 2000 and slightly dipping to 92.86% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as having two or more ethnicities increased by 19.17%, rising from 2.66% in 2000 to 3.17% in 2010. Hispanic identifiers decreased by 17.50%, making up 1.60% in 2000 and 1.32% in 2010. Black identifiers also saw a minor decrease, comprising 1.86% in 2000 and just slightly less at 1.85% in 2010. There were no recorded individuals with the Mclaury surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.09%	92.86%	-0.25%
Two or More Races	2.66%	3.17%	19.17%
Black	1.86%	1.85%	-0.54%
Hispanic	1.6%	1.32%	-17.5%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%