Explore the Family Name Mcquirter

The meaning of Mcquirter

Scottish: possibly a variant of McWhirter.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Mcquirter has seen a growing popularity in the United States. In 2000, it was the 57,252nd most popular surname, but by 2010 it had climbed to the 54,178th spot – an increase of 5.37%. The number of people bearing this surname also grew substantially during this period, with the count rising from 333 in 2000 to 381 in 2010 – a significant leap of 14.41%. This means that for every 100,000 Americans, around 0.13 now have the surname Mcquirter, up from 0.12 in 2000, which represents an 8.33% increase.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#57,252	#54,178	5.37%
Count	333	381	14.41%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.13	8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mcquirter

The ethnic identity associated with the Mcquirter surname is predominantly Black, as indicated by data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, approximately 80.78% of Mcquiters identified as Black, and this proportion slightly increased to 81.10% by 2010. At the same time, the proportion of Mcquiters who identify as White decreased from 15.62% in 2000 to 14.17% in 2010. There was also a small increase in the number of Mcquiters identifying with two or more races, rising from 2.70% in 2000 to 2.89% in 2010. Meanwhile, a new group emerged within the Mcquirter ethnic identity between 2000 and 2010: those identifying as Hispanic, which stood at 1.31% in 2010. No Mcquiters identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	80.78%	81.1%	0.4%
White	15.62%	14.17%	-9.28%
Two or More Races	2.7%	2.89%	7.04%
Hispanic	0%	1.31%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%