How rare is the last name Mackay?

9,558 people in the United States have the last name Mackay, about 1 in 31,272. It ranks #3,624 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

MACKAY

#3,624

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
9,558
About
1 in 31,272
This common or more
54.8%
Who bears it

Of the 9,558 people with the last name Mackay, 89.5% reported their origin as White, 4.4% as Hispanic or Latino and 3.3% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Mackay

#3,622 Free · 9,563#3,623 Olivarez · 9,559#3,625 Wadsworth · 9,557#3,626 Hawes · 9,553

Spelled almost the same

3 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Mackay, most common first.

#1,185 Mackey · 29,103#95,802 Makay · 204#96,965 Macky · 201

Also a first name

As a first name, Mackay ranks #27,293 of 53,615, with 336 people. See Mackay as a first name

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