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    The surname McCorry

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 674 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex M260

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McCorry is more common than 79.2% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Anglicized form of Irish Mac Gothraidh (“son of Gothradh”), a Gaelicized form of the personal name Godfrey.

    McCorry 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 674 people named McCorry in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 458,079 Americans. That is down 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 680.

    #33,772
    rank among US surnames
    674
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    -0.9%
    change since 2000 (was #32,026)

    Who is named McCorry

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

    85% of people named McCorry identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 85%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 11%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
    • Two or more races 0.9%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like McCorry

    McCorry 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 McCorry come from?
    Anglicized form of Irish Mac Gothraidh (“son of Gothradh”), a Gaelicized form of the personal name Godfrey.
    How common is the surname McCorry?
    674 people in the United States had the surname McCorry in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 458,079 Americans. It ranked 33,772nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McCorry?
    In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named McCorry identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
    What type of surname is McCorry?
    McCorry is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname McCorry getting more or less common?
    Less common. 680 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 674 in 2010, down 0.9%.
    What are other spellings of McCorry?
    Corry.