# McNary (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mcnary/  
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) | 2,529 |
| US rank (2010) | 12,292 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 122,082 people |
| Change since 2000 | 0.0% (2,529 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Náraigh (“son of Nárach”), a byname from nárach (“modest”). Compare Scottish Gaelic nàrach (“ashamed”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named McNary 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) | 65% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 29% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 2.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named McNary in the United States.

## People named McNary

- Charles L. McNary, American politician

## Similar surnames

McNair, McNear, McHenry, McInerney, McNerney, McEnery, McMurray, Messner, Meissner, McMurry, Meisner, Misner.

## 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.