# McBrayer (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mcbrayer/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,452 |
| US rank (2010) | 9,421 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 89,440 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.5% (3,434 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Anglicized form of Northern Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Bràthar (“son of the brother”), from bràthair (“brother”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named McBrayer in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 90% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 5.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named McBrayer in the United States.

## People named McBrayer

- Jack McBrayer, American actor
- Trey Miguel, American professional wrestler

## Similar surnames

McBride, McBryde, McBurney, McBrien, McBreen, McBrearty, McFarland, McPherson, McGovern, McFarlane, McCaffrey, McKeever.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.