# McInerney (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mcinerney/  
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) | 4,473 |
| US rank (2010) | 7,446 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 69,024 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.9% (4,346 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˌmækɪˈnɜː(ɹ)ni/, 4 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Earney |

## Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac an Airchinnig (“son of the erenagh”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named McInerney 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) | 96% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named McInerney in the United States.

## People named McInerney

- Jay McInerney, American writer
- Jack McInerney, American soccer player

## Similar surnames

McHenry, McNary, McNerney, McNear, McEnroe, McEnery, McNair, McMurray, Messner, Meissner, McMurry, Meisner.

## 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.