# McCrory (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mccrory/  
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) | 5,689 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,040 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 54,271 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.3% (5,616 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mac Ruaidhrí (“son of Ruaidhrí”), a personal name composed of the elements ruadh (“red”) + rí (“king”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named McCrory 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) | 85% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 10% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named McCrory in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named McCrory

- Helen McCrory, British actress (1968–2021)
- Pat McCrory, 74th governor of North Carolina
- Nick McCrory, American psychiatrist and former diver
- Steve McCrory, American boxer (1964–2000)
- Annie Easley, American mathematician and rocket scientist

## Similar surnames

McCrary, McCreary, McCreery, McGroarty.

## 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.