How common is the surname McCrory?

5,689 people in the United States had the surname McCrory in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 54,271 Americans. It ranked 6,040th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McCrory?

Helen McCrory, British actress (1968–2021), followed by Pat McCrory.

Where is the surname McCrory most common?

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

Is the surname McCrory getting more or less common?

More common. 5,616 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,689 in 2010, up 1.3%.

The surname McCrory

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 5,689 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). McCrory is more common than 96.3% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

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

McCrory 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 5,689 people named McCrory in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 54,271 Americans. That is up 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,616.

#6,040

rank among US surnames

5,689

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+1.3%

change since 2000 (was #5,668)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,031	Monreal	5,698	54,185
#6,032	Trudeau	5,697	54,194
#6,033	Leatherman	5,696	54,204
#6,034	Gartner	5,694	54,223
#6,035	Angle	5,693	54,232
#6,036	Dilley	5,692	54,242
#6,038	Benz	5,691	54,252

Who is named McCrory

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

85% of people named McCrory identified as white (not Hispanic), 10% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Black (not Hispanic) 10%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McCrorys

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Helen McCrory
British actress (1968–2021)
Pat McCrory
74th governor of North Carolina, born 1956
Nick McCrory
American psychiatrist and former diver, born 1991
Steve McCrory
American boxer (1964–2000)
Annie Easley
American mathematician and rocket scientist, 1932–2011

Notable McCrorys come mostly from the United States (4) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McCrory

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

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McCrory come from?: Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mac Ruaidhrí (“son of Ruaidhrí”), a personal name composed of the elements ruadh (“red”) + rí (“king”).
How common is the surname McCrory?: 5,689 people in the United States had the surname McCrory in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 54,271 Americans. It ranked 6,040th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McCrory?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named McCrory identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McCrory?: Helen McCrory, British actress (1968–2021), followed by Pat McCrory.
Where is the surname McCrory most common?: Wikidata records people named McCrory in the United States and the United Kingdom.
What type of surname is McCrory?: McCrory is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McCrory getting more or less common?: More common. 5,616 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,689 in 2010, up 1.3%.