Explore the Family Name Mcnay

The meaning of Mcnay

Scottish and Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Niadh, a patronymic from the byname Nia ‘champion’.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Mcnay" saw a decline between the years 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname dropped from 28,700 in 2000 to 32,485 in 2010, representing a decrease of 13.19%. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname declined from 781 to 708 over the same period, indicating a fall of 9.35%. The proportion of people per 100,000 carrying the "Mcnay" name also decreased by 17.24%, dropping from 0.29 to 0.24.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,700	#32,485	-13.19%
Count	781	708	-9.35%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.24	-17.24%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mcnay

The ethnicity analysis based on the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some interesting shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the surname "Mcnay". While it remained predominantly White (decreasing slightly from 95.39% in 2000 to 92.66% in 2010), there were significant increases in those identifying as Hispanic and Black. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic almost doubled from 1.41% in 2000 to 2.68% in 2010, marking an impressive 90.07% increase. The percentage of those identifying as Black increased by 41.11%, moving from 0.90% to 1.27%. The percentage of individuals identifying with two or more races also saw a modest increase, rising from 1.92% to 2.26%. There was no change in the proportion of people identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.39%	92.66%	-2.86%
Hispanic	1.41%	2.68%	90.07%
Two or More Races	1.92%	2.26%	17.71%
Black	0.9%	1.27%	41.11%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%