# McLarty (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mclarty/  
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 Scottish Gaelic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Scottish Gaelic |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,410 |
| US rank (2010) | 19,234 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 218,968 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.3% (1,365 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Variant of McLafferty.

## Who carries it

Share of people named McLarty 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) | 83% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 1.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named McLarty in the United States.

## People named McLarty

- Ron McLarty, American actor (1947-2020)
- Mack McLarty, American politician

## Similar surnames

McElroy, McLaurin, McCleary, McLaren, McClary, McElrath, McKellar, McCullar, McCleery, McLeroy, McLawhorn, McIlroy.

## 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.