How Common Is the Last Name Mckay?

Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Mckay today

42,829

Ranked #895 of 162,254 published surnames · 13.11 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 38,681 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.

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Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census

White

80.03%

Black

13.56%

Asian / Pacific Islander

0.7%

Hispanic

2.39%

Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.