Find out how popular the last name McConville is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named McConville.

McConville, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the McConville surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of McConville in America

McConville is the 11474th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The McConville surname appeared 2,743 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname McConville.

We can also compare 2010 data for McConville to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name McConville

The surname McConville is derived from the Irish Gaelic name Mac Comhghaill, which means "son of Comhghall." Comhghall is an old Irish personal name composed of the elements "com" meaning "protection" and "gall" meaning "stranger" or "foreigner." The prefix "Mac" denotes "son of" in Gaelic.

McConville is an Anglicized form of the original Gaelic name and originated in Ireland. It is most prevalent in counties Antrim, Down, and Armagh in the northern part of the country. The name likely emerged in the 10th or 11th century during the Viking invasions of Ireland, when Irish clans sought protection from foreign invaders, leading to the formation of personal names like Comhghall.

One of the earliest recorded references to the name can be found in the Annals of Ulster, a chronicle of medieval Irish history, which mentions a "Cumgall mac Mailmuiri" in the year 1059. The name also appears in the Annals of the Four Masters, another important source of Irish history, where a "Cumusgach Mac Coingill" is mentioned in 1115.

In the 14th century, a notable figure named Gilbride McConville is recorded as holding lands in County Antrim. Another early bearer of the name was Hugh McConville, who was involved in the Irish Rebellion of 1641 and was executed in 1642 for his role in the uprising.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the McConville name was associated with the Irish landed gentry and several members of the family held estates in counties Down and Armagh. One prominent figure was Arthur McConville (1672-1749), a member of the Irish Parliament who represented County Down in the early 18th century.

In more recent history, James McConville (1858-1939) was a Scottish-born Irish politician who served as a Member of Parliament for West Belfast from 1918 to 1922. He was also a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood and participated in the Easter Rising of 1916.

Another notable figure was John McConville (1920-2003), an Irish hurler who played for the Antrim senior hurling team in the 1940s and 1950s. He won several Ulster championships and is considered one of the greatest hurlers from Antrim.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name McConville

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname McConville.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for McConville was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of McConville has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name McConville was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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