How Many People Have the Last Name Irish?
people had the surname Irish in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 40,161 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+144 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Irish (88.7%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 5.2%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Irish ranks #3,649. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Irish grew from 7,192 people in 2000 to 7,336 in 2010 (up 2%), and its rank fell from #4,533 to #4,813. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 2.67 to 2.49 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 7,192 | 7,336 |
| Rank | #4,533 | #4,813 |
| Per 100,000 people | 2.67 | 2.49 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Irish
👤 Irish as a First Name
Irish is a first name too: about 1,365 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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