Explore the Family Name Mcnemar

The meaning of Mcnemar

Probably Irish: variant of McNamara.

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

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Mcnemar has seen a slight decrease in popularity over the years. In 2000, it was ranked as the 24,784th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had dropped to the 25,064th spot, marking a change of -1.13 percent. Despite this drop in rank, however, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased by 5.09 percent, from 943 in 2000 to 991 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 people also saw a minor decline of -2.86 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,784	#25,064	-1.13%
Count	943	991	5.09%
Proportion per 100k	0.35	0.34	-2.86%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mcnemar

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Mcnemar identify as White, making up 97.24 percent in 2000 and 96.47 percent in 2010. This signified a marginal decrease of -0.79 percent. Over the same period, there was a considerable increase in the proportion of those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 0.95 percent to 1.61 percent. Furthermore, while no individuals identified as Black or Asian/Pacific Islander in 2000, by 2010, there were some who identified as Black accounting for 0.50 percent. No significant changes were noted in the proportions identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native, remaining at zero percent. Individuals identifying with two or more ethnicities slightly decreased from 1.06 percent to 1.01 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.24%	96.47%	-0.79%
Hispanic	0.95%	1.61%	69.47%
Two or More Races	1.06%	1.01%	-4.72%
Black	0%	0.5%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%