Explore the Family Name Mcnabney

The meaning of Mcnabney

Irish: possibly from a shortened form of Mac Con Boirne ‘son of Cú Boirne’, a personal name meaning ‘hound of Burren’. There are several places in Ireland called Burren.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Mcnabney has seen a slight shift in popularity over a decade. In 2000, it was ranked 92,217 and by 2010, it had slipped to 97,210, representing a decrease of 5.41%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of people with the Mcnabney surname increased from 185 in 2000 to 187 in 2010, marking a modest growth of 1.08%. Furthermore, the proportion of individuals with the Mcnabney surname per 100,000 people dipped by 14.29% during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#92,217	#97,210	-5.41%
Count	185	187	1.08%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.06	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mcnabney

The data from the Decennial U.S. Census also indicates interesting changes in the ethnic identity associated with the Mcnabney surname. While the majority of individuals identifying as Mcnabney were White in both 2000 (93.51%) and 2010 (89.30%), there was a decrease of 4.50%. The Hispanic percentage also decreased from 5.41% in 2000 to 4.81% in 2010. However, the census showed an emergence of individuals identifying with two or more races holding the Mcnabney surname, moving from 0 in 2000 to 3.21% in 2010. It's important to note that the data for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities were either zero or suppressed for privacy in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.51%	89.3%	-4.5%
Hispanic	5.41%	4.81%	-11.09%
Two or More Races	0%	3.21%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%