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    The surname McCary

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 2,635 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex M260

    McCary: #11,882 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer McCary #11,882, 2,635 people McCary: #11,882 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez McCary #11,882, 2,635 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McCary is more common than 92.7% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

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

    McCary is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,635 people named McCary in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 117,171 Americans. That is up 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,602.

    #11,882
    rank among US surnames
    2,635
    people in 2010
    0.9
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.3%
    change since 2000 (was #11,179)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #11,874Bousquet2,637117,082
    #11,877Gove2,636117,127
    #11,882Erikson2,635117,171
    #11,886Burse2,634117,215
    #11,890Defrancisco2,633117,260

    Who is named McCary

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    66% of people named McCary identified as white (not Hispanic), 30% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 66%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 30%
    • Two or more races 2.0%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous McCarys

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Dave McCary
      American filmmaker, born 1985

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like McCary

    McCary has the Soundex code M260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M260.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname McCary come from?
    Variant of McGarry or an Anglicized form of Irish Mac Fhiachra (“son of Fiachra”).
    How common is the surname McCary?
    2,635 people in the United States had the surname McCary in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 117,171 Americans. It ranked 11,882nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McCary?
    In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named McCary identified as white (not Hispanic), and 30% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named McCary?
    Dave McCary, American filmmaker.
    Where is the surname McCary most common?
    Wikidata records people named McCary in the United States.
    What type of surname is McCary?
    McCary is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname McCary getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,602 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,635 in 2010, up 1.3%.