Explore the Family Name Muckleroy

The meaning of Muckleroy

Irish: variant of McElroy.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Muckleroy has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 44,273rd most common surname in the United States and by 2010, it dropped slightly to the 45,412th spot, marking a small decline of 2.57%. However, the actual number of people with the Muckleroy surname increased marginally from 458 in 2000 to 471 in 2010, representing a 2.84% rise. Despite this increase, the proportion per 100,000 people fell by 5.88%, indicating that while the absolute number of people named Muckleroy increased, it became less common relative to other surnames.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,273	#45,412	-2.57%
Count	458	471	2.84%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.16	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Muckleroy

In terms of ethnic identity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census suggests that individuals with the Muckleroy surname are predominantly identified as White, with the percentage increasing slightly from 81.44% in 2000 to 81.95% in 2010. The second most common ethnicity associated with the surname is Black, although its representation decreased from 15.07% to 13.59% over the same period. Notably, the Hispanic representation within the Muckleroy surname saw an increase of 40.10%, albeit from a small base of 1.97% in 2000. Meanwhile, there were no recorded instances of the Muckleroy surname among the Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native communities in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	81.44%	81.95%	0.63%
Black	15.07%	13.59%	-9.82%
Hispanic	1.97%	2.76%	40.1%
Two or More Races	1.53%	1.06%	-30.72%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%