How common is the surname McGary?

3,154 people in the United States had the surname McGary in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 97,890 Americans. It ranked 10,219th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McGary?

Mitch McGary, American basketball player (born 1992).

Where is the surname McGary most common?

Wikidata records people named McGary in the United States.

Is the surname McGary getting more or less common?

More common. 3,028 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,154 in 2010, up 4.2%.

The surname McGary

An Irish surname, carried by 3,154 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M260

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McGary is more common than 93.7% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Variant of McCary.

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 3,154 people named McGary in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 97,890 Americans. That is up 4.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,028.

#10,219

rank among US surnames

3,154

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+4.2%

change since 2000 (was #9,845)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,211	Broadus	3,156	97,828
#10,215	Shue	3,155	97,859
#10,219	Greeson	3,154	97,890
#10,224	Michelson	3,153	97,921
#10,228	Trammel	3,152	97,952

Who is named McGary

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

68% of people named McGary identified as white (not Hispanic), 27% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 68%
Black (not Hispanic) 27%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McGarys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mitch McGary
American basketball player (born 1992)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McGary

McGary 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 McGary come from?: Variant of McCary.
How common is the surname McGary?: 3,154 people in the United States had the surname McGary in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 97,890 Americans. It ranked 10,219th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McGary?: In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named McGary identified as white (not Hispanic), and 27% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McGary?: Mitch McGary, American basketball player (born 1992).
Where is the surname McGary most common?: Wikidata records people named McGary in the United States.
Is the surname McGary getting more or less common?: More common. 3,028 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,154 in 2010, up 4.2%.