# McHenry (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mchenry/  
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) | 11,660 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,082 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 26,479 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.6% (11,369 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /məkˈhɛnɹi/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Éinrí, a patronymic from a Gaelicized form of the personal name Henry.

## Who carries it

Share of people named McHenry 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) | 77% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.0% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named McHenry in the United States.

## People named McHenry

- James McHenry, American politician (1753-1816)
- Donald McHenry, American diplomat

## Similar surnames

Michener, Mitchener, McInerney, McNary, McNerney, McNear, McEnroe, McEnery, McNair, McMurray, Messner, Meissner.

## 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.