How Many People Are Named Thaddeus Mccotter?

There are approximately 1 people named Thaddeus Mccotter living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Thaddeus with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Mccotter. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 342,754,338 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Thaddeus

Last Name

Mccotter

Thaddeus: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Thaddeus. The peak year was 2016 with 416 births. The average person named Thaddeus today is 39 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Thaddeus

In the 2020 Census, the first name Thaddeus was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (61.19%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (27.28%) and Hispanic (4.66%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Thaddeus in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Thaddeus rose or fell over time.

White

61.19%

Black

27.28%

Hispanic

4.66%

Asian/Pacific Islander

1.54%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.72%

Two or More Races

4.60%

Ancestry of the Mccotter Surname

The surname Mccotter was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Mccotter in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

72.53%

Black

21.24%

Hispanic

3.38%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.14%

American Indian/Alaska Native

1.08%

Two or More Races

1.62%

How we calculated this

The first name "Thaddeus" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Mccotter" appears at a rate of 0.25 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Thaddeus are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 1 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Thaddeus

Thaddeus Smith Thaddeus Johnson Thaddeus Williams Thaddeus Brown Thaddeus Jones Thaddeus Garcia Thaddeus Osullivan

Other people with the surname Mccotter

Michael Mccotter James Mccotter David Mccotter John Mccotter Robert Mccotter William Mccotter

Thaddeus Mccotter: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Thaddeus Mccotter?

We estimate approximately 1 people named Thaddeus Mccotter are alive in the United States today. The first name Thaddeus is shared by 18,360 Americans, and the surname Mccotter is shared by 847.

How rare is the name Thaddeus Mccotter?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. The first name Thaddeus is uncommon and the surname Mccotter is very rare.

Is Thaddeus a male or female name?

Thaddeus is predominantly male, with 99.9% of bearers being male and 0.1% female. It peaked in popularity in 2016 and the average bearer today is 39 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Thaddeus?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Thaddeus was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (61.19%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (27.28%) and Hispanic (4.66%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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