Explore the Family Name Mcwaters

The meaning of Mcwaters

Scottish and northern Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Uaitéir, a patronymic from a Gaelicized form of the personal name Walter, with excrescent English -s.

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

The popularity of the surname Mcwaters, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 20,565th most popular surname and dropped to the 22,000th position in 2010, marking a change of -6.98%. The total count of people bearing this surname also decreased from 1,198 in 2000 to 1,179 in 2010, representing a decline of -1.59%. The proportion of the population with this surname per 100k people also saw a dip from 0.44 to 0.4, a decrease of -9.09%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,565	#22,000	-6.98%
Count	1,198	1,179	-1.59%
Proportion per 100k	0.44	0.4	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mcwaters

When it comes to the ethnic identity of those with the surname Mcwaters, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. However, there was a small decrease in this group from 96.08% in 2000 to 94.74% in 2010. During the same period, the percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic saw an increase from 1.25% to 1.95%, marking a significant change of 56.00%. Those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native also increased from 0.83% to 1.36%, a rise of 63.86%. The percentage of individuals reporting two or more races grew slightly from 1.09% to 1.19%. There were no reported cases of people identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.08%	94.74%	-1.39%
Hispanic	1.25%	1.95%	56%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.83%	1.36%	63.86%
Two or More Races	1.09%	1.19%	9.17%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%