How common is the surname McEnery?

671 people in the United States had the surname McEnery in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 460,127 Americans. It ranked 33,894th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname McEnery?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named McEnery identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named McEnery?

John McEnery, British actor (1943–2019), followed by Samuel D. McEnery.

Where is the surname McEnery most common?

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

Is the surname McEnery getting more or less common?

More common. 660 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 671 in 2010, up 1.7%.

The surname McEnery

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 671 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex M256

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McEnery is more common than 79.1% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Innéirghe (“son of Innéirghe”), a personal name apparently derived from éirghe (“rising, rise”).

McEnery 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 671 people named McEnery in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 460,127 Americans. That is up 1.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 660.

#33,894

rank among US surnames

671

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

+1.7%

change since 2000 (was #32,782)

Who is named McEnery

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

93% of people named McEnery identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
Two or more races 1.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McEnerys

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

John McEnery
British actor (1943–2019)
Samuel D. McEnery
American politician (1837-1910)

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

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McEnery

McEnery has the Soundex code M256, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M256.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McEnery come from?: Anglicized form of Irish Mac Innéirghe (“son of Innéirghe”), a personal name apparently derived from éirghe (“rising, rise”).
How common is the surname McEnery?: 671 people in the United States had the surname McEnery in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 460,127 Americans. It ranked 33,894th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McEnery?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named McEnery identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named McEnery?: John McEnery, British actor (1943–2019), followed by Samuel D. McEnery.
Where is the surname McEnery most common?: Wikidata records people named McEnery in the United Kingdom and the United States.
What type of surname is McEnery?: McEnery is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McEnery getting more or less common?: More common. 660 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 671 in 2010, up 1.7%.