Explore the Family Name Mcmains

The meaning of Mcmains

Irish (northern): variant of McManus.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Mcmains" saw a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked as the 24,471st most popular in the United States, and by 2010, it had risen to the 24,305th position, marking a change of 0.68%. The number of individuals carrying the name also grew from 958 in 2000 to 1,032 in 2010, a growth rate of 7.72%. However, when considering the proportion of people with the Mcmains surname per 100,000 people, there was a small decrease of 2.78% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,471	#24,305	0.68%
Count	958	1,032	7.72%
Proportion per 100k	0.36	0.35	-2.78%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mcmains

In terms of ethnic identity related to the surname Mcmains, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some notable trends between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, although that percentage decreased from 95.41% in 2000 to 92.73% in 2010. The representation of Hispanic individuals within this surname group significantly increased by 101.06% during this decade, growing from 1.88% to 3.78%. The percentage of individuals identifying as two or more races also saw an increase, moving from 2.19% to 2.33%, a change of 6.39%. There were no recorded individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either year, and the American Indian and Alaskan Native category appeared for the first time in 2010 with a proportion of 0.78%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.41%	92.73%	-2.81%
Hispanic	1.88%	3.78%	101.06%
Two or More Races	2.19%	2.33%	6.39%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.78%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%