The McCune surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 9,549 people carried this name — #3,715 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 30,900 people counted. That is up 3% from 9,315 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the McCune surname

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Eoghain.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «McCune» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890

Ireland registered 8 births for the McCune name in 1890.

Most were registered in Ulster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 400 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born, 1890

Ulster 8

Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

78 families named McCune, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 432 people lived in those households, 5.5 to a family on average. The census counted these spellings together: McCune, M'Cuen, McEuen, McEwen, McEwin, McEwn, McKewan, McKewn, M Kewn, McKune, McQuown. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Pennsylvania 39
New York 8
Connecticut 7
South Carolina 7
Maryland 6
North Carolina 6
Vermont 2
Virginia 2
Maine 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 252 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

McCune in American newspapers,
1899–1902.

Newspaper page from The Caldwell Tribune carrying the name McCune
The Caldwell Tribune 1899-03-11
Newspaper page from The Weiser Signal carrying the name McCune
The Weiser Signal 1902-11-05
Newspaper page from Shoshone Journal carrying the name McCune
Shoshone Journal 1899-02-24

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

McCune in Australian newspapers,
1880s–1950s.

325 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss McCune. The most, 108, date from the 1900s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 2.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 231
Western Australia 58
Queensland 19
Victoria 10
South Australia 3
ACT (Canberra) 1
Northern Territory 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss McCune.

Who carried it

People named McCune,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Anna McCune Harper
    Anna McCune Harper 1902–1999 · tennis player
  • Alfred W. McCune
    Alfred W. McCune 1849–1927 · businessperson
  • Barron Patterson McCune
    Barron Patterson McCune 1915–2008 · military officer
  • George M. McCune 1908–1948 · linguist
  • Grant McCune 1943–2010 · musician
  • Emma McCune 1964–1993 · humanitarian

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0.

In the public record

People named McCune,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States792 records

792 records of the McCune name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 345
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 161
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 131
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 58
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 34
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 30
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 28
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Milo J. McCune

    Born 1921 in Ohio. Enlisted 1942 at Patterson Field Fairfield; electrician. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at Sheffield Cemetery, Illinois.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Ray Eugene McCune

    Born 1932; from Waco, Texas. U.S. Air Force; died in an accident 1968 in South Vietnam. Buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Grace McCune

    Arrived at New York in 1885 aboard the City of Richmond from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 26; nurse. From Liverpool, Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 792 records for McCune in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia16 records

16 records of the McCune name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 8
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 3
  • Tasmanian Names Index 3
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 1
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record John McCune

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the York, arriving 1831; certificate of freedom 1836.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record George McCune

    Arrived in Victoria in 1855 aboard the Mermaid, aged 27; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Noel M. McCune

    Draper of Nth Brighton, Victoria; died 1954.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 16 records for McCune in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada7 records

7 records of the McCune name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 5
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record John Francis McCune

    Buried in 1968 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 49.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Thomas Matthew McCune

    Died 1949; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record William Henry McCune

    Died in service in 1916.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 7 records for McCune in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

New Zealand2 records

2 records of the McCune name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 1
  • Thames-Coromandel District cemetery records 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Victor McCune

    Died 1952, aged 77; buried at Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Elizabeth McCune

    Died 2001, aged 87; buried at Mercury Bay Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the McCune name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record E. McCune

    Gunner, Royal Field Artillery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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