# McCary (surname)

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

A surname from Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,635 |
| US rank (2010) | 11,882 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 117,171 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.3% (2,602 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Variant of McGarry or an Anglicized form of Irish Mac Fhiachra (“son of Fiachra”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named McCary 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) | 66% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 30% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named McCary in the United States.

## People named McCary

- Dave McCary, American filmmaker

## Similar surnames

McCray, McCurry, McGarry, McCrea, McCraw, McGary, McCree, McCrae, McQueary, McCorry, McRoy, McGeary.

## 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.