Mcnair is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Mcnair
No. of characters: 6
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Mcnair

How popular is Mcnair?

Mcnair is common in United States.

Mcnair is ranked 21456 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Mcnair bearers increased by 8.471142 per cent in 2010 US census to 16595 since 2000, the surname slipped by 12 spots and ranked at 2191. The last name was found in around 56 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 54.75 52.96
White 39.57 42.79
Others 2.71 2.01
Hispanic or Latino 1.96 1.37
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.56 0.5
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.46 0.37
Mcnair is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Scotland is ahead in terms of density. Around 24078 people have been found who wears Mcnair as their family name. Mcnair is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
103,759 Spain8
9,759 Japan5
8,438 China5
8,411 Costa Rica4
3,224 Afghanistan3
46,068 Philippines3
127,708 Czech Republic3
19,452 Malaysia3
33,202 Saudi Arabia2
1,500,361 India2
124,220 Italy2
5,671 Guatemala2
18,718 Thailand2
4,249 Cambodia1
2,190 Barbados1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
101,414 Kyrgyzstan1
56,169 Mexico1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
353 Cook Islands1
20,172 Hungary1
9,498 Iceland1
2,578 Guam1
14,373 Jordan1
17,575 Kuwait1
17,236 Ghana1
118,015 Netherlands1
91,024 Belgium1
11,510 Oman1
17,768 Pakistan1
9,591 Panama1
21,562 Portugal1
821 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1
16,640 Hong Kong1
7,292 Vietnam1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
155,398 France49
6,284 Ireland49
7,279 Wales45
11,685 Singapore24
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
6,803 Denmark89
92,589 Brazil79
15,508 United Arab Emirates61
Countries with hundreds of Mcnair:
12,297 South Africa511
2,749 New Zealand277
38,477 Germany269
1,763 Northern Ireland143
1,957 Jamaica125
Countries with thousands of Mcnair:
4,806 England1,533
3,640 Canada1,272
809 Scotland1,017
3,073 Australia1,003
Countries with ten thousands of Mcnair:
2,304 United States17,466
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Margt. Mcnair from Ireland aboard the Fanny from Londonderry during the Irish famine. She is registered to be 18 years old when she arrived in USA on May 1, 1849. Workman Duncan Mcnair, William Mcnair (30) Workman, are others that migrated to US.

Mcnair Namesakes

    Sylvia McNair, Anglo-American opera singer and classical recitalist, winner of two Grammy Awards
  • Scoot McNairy, Actor
  • Bonnie McNairn, Musical Artist
  • Alana McNair, Film cinematographer
  • Scoot McNairy, Actor
  • Barbara McNair, Singer
  • Callum McNair, Film Score Composer
  • James 'Jimmy Mack' McNair, Comedian
  • Sylvia McNair, Opera Singer
  • Harold McNair, Saxophonist
  • Deion McNair, Football defensive lineman

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