Explore the Family Name Mcquaig

The meaning of Mcquaig

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cuaig, a patronymic from a personal name of unexplained etymology. Compare Quigg 1.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Mcquaig had a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname improved from 27,901 to 27,110, indicating a 2.84% rise in its prevalence. Correspondingly, the count of individuals bearing the surname Mcquaig saw a 10.25% growth from 810 to 893 during the same period. Despite these changes, the proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.3, suggesting that the increase in popularity was relatively proportional to the overall population growth.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,901	#27,110	2.84%
Count	810	893	10.25%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.3	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mcquaig

Turning to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that there were shifts among those with the surname Mcquaig over the decade. In 2000, the majority identified as White (92.96%), a proportion that slightly decreased to 89.81% by 2010. There was a significant percentage increase within the Hispanic group, which grew from 1.60% in 2000 to 3.14% in 2010 - a surge of 96.25%. The category of Black remained fairly stable, moving from 4.69% to 4.70%. The census also started recording the group of 'Two or more races' in 2010, which accounted for 1.34% of the individuals with the surname. However, there were no reported individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.96%	89.81%	-3.39%
Black	4.69%	4.7%	0.21%
Hispanic	1.6%	3.14%	96.25%
Two or More Races	0%	1.34%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%