How common is the surname McCrary?

12,204 people in the United States had the surname McCrary in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,299 Americans. It ranked 2,937th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McCrary?

Darius McCrary, actor, followed by George W. McCrary.

Where is the surname McCrary most common?

Wikidata records people named McCrary in the United States.

Is the surname McCrary getting more or less common?

More common. 11,782 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,204 in 2010, up 3.6%.

The surname McCrary

A surname, carried by 12,204 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M266

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McCrary is more common than 98.2% of them.

Origin

Variant of McCreary.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 12,204 people named McCrary in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 25,299 Americans. That is up 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 11,782.

#2,937

rank among US surnames

12,204

people in 2010

4.1

per 100,000 Americans

+3.6%

change since 2000 (was #2,799)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,928	Duggan	12,237	25,230
#2,929	Nadeau	12,236	25,233
#2,930	Churchill	12,235	25,235
#2,931	Loya	12,232	25,241
#2,932	Ragsdale	12,227	25,251
#2,933	Mace	12,222	25,261
#2,934	Brubaker	12,218	25,270

Who is named McCrary

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

65% of people named McCrary identified as white (not Hispanic), 30% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 65%
Black (not Hispanic) 30%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McCrarys

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Darius McCrary
Actor, born 1976
George W. McCrary
American politician (1835–1890)
JD McCrary
American actor and singer, born 2007

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McCrary

McCrary has the Soundex code M266, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M266.

Questions

Where does the surname McCrary come from?: Variant of McCreary.
How common is the surname McCrary?: 12,204 people in the United States had the surname McCrary in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,299 Americans. It ranked 2,937th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McCrary?: In the 2010 Census, 65% of people named McCrary identified as white (not Hispanic), and 30% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McCrary?: Darius McCrary, actor, followed by George W. McCrary.
Where is the surname McCrary most common?: Wikidata records people named McCrary in the United States.
Is the surname McCrary getting more or less common?: More common. 11,782 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,204 in 2010, up 3.6%.