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

McCutcheon, 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 McCutcheon surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of McCutcheon in America

McCutcheon is the 3835th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The McCutcheon surname appeared 9,230 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 people would have the surname McCutcheon.

We can also compare 2010 data for McCutcheon 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 McCutcheon

The surname McCutcheon is of Scottish origin, derived from the Gaelic words "Mac Cuithchain," meaning "son of the strange one." The name can be traced back to the 12th century in the regions of Galloway and Ayrshire in Scotland.

The earliest recorded instance of the name is found in the Ragman Rolls of 1296, which contains the names of Scottish landowners who swore allegiance to King Edward I of England. Among those listed is Gillecolm McCutcheon, a landowner from Galloway.

In the 15th century, the McCutcheons were prominent in the Barony of Drummore in Wigtownshire, Scotland. This is evidenced by the appearance of the name in the Exchequer Rolls of Scotland during that period.

One notable McCutcheon was Sir John McCutcheon (c. 1460-1520), a Scottish knight and landowner from Ayrshire. He fought alongside King James IV of Scotland at the Battle of Flodden in 1513.

The name also appears in the Bute Manuscript, a 16th-century document that records the genealogies of several Scottish families. It mentions a certain Robert McCutcheon, who was a prominent figure in the Barony of Drummore in the late 1500s.

In the 17th century, the McCutcheons were involved in the Scottish Covenanter movement, which sought to preserve Presbyterian beliefs in Scotland. One such individual was William McCutcheon (1616-1679), a minister and Covenanter who was executed for his religious beliefs during the Killing Times.

Another notable McCutcheon was John McCutcheon (1725-1795), a Scottish-born American soldier who fought in the Revolutionary War and served as a captain in the Virginia militia.

As the name spread beyond Scotland, variations in spelling emerged, such as McCutchen, McCutchin, and McCutchan. However, the original Scottish spelling of McCutcheon remained prevalent.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name McCutcheon

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

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 McCutcheon 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 McCutcheon 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 McCutcheon was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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