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Elizabeth Mcgovern

There are approximately 63 people named Elizabeth Mcgovern living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 5,440,545 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Elizabeth with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Mcgovern. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.

Expected bearers

63

1 in 5,440,545

Named Elizabeth

1.1M

Alive today

Named Mcgovern

20K

Alive today

US population

343M

Denominator

The first name Elizabeth

Estimated living: 1.1M

Rarity: Very Common

Gender: Female

Peak year: 1990

Average age: 44

The surname Mcgovern

Estimated bearers: 20K

Rarity: Uncommon

Census rank: #2,095

Per 100K: 5.85

Top ancestry: White (94.8%)

First name trend

Elizabeth: popularity over time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Elizabeth. The peak year was 1990 with 20,840 births. The average person named Elizabeth today is 44 years old.

Babies born per year

MaleFemale
05K10K16K21K18801900192019401960198020002020

Ethnicity

Ancestry of the Mcgovern surname

Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Mcgovern, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 94.8%.

  • White94.8%
  • Hispanic or Latino2.4%
  • Two or more races1.4%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander0.6%
  • Black or African American0.5%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native0.3%

Methodology

How we calculated this

The first name Elizabeth has a living-bearer frequency of 0.3135% of the US population, based on 1,074,587 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).

The surname Mcgovern appears at a rate of 5.85 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0059%.

Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 63 people with the full name Elizabeth Mcgovern. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.

Read the full methodology.

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FAQ

Elizabeth Mcgovern: questions and answers

How many people are named Elizabeth Mcgovern?

We estimate approximately 63 people in the United States share the full name Elizabeth Mcgovern. That works out to about 1 in 5,440,545 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.3135%) with the surname frequency (5.85 per 100K) against the current US population.

How rare is the name Elizabeth Mcgovern?

We classify Elizabeth Mcgovern as "Very Rare". About 1 in 5,440,545 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.

Is Elizabeth a male or female name?

Elizabeth is predominantly female. Out of 1,687,089 total SSA registrations, 0.3% were male and 99.7% were female. See the full Elizabeth profile for detailed gender data.

Where does this data come from?

First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.

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