How common is the surname McNary?

2,529 people in the United States had the surname McNary in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 122,082 Americans. It ranked 12,292nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McNary?

Charles L. McNary, American politician.

Where is the surname McNary most common?

Wikidata records people named McNary in the United States.

Is the surname McNary getting more or less common?

About as common. 2,529 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,529 in 2010, a change of 0.0%.

The surname McNary

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 2,529 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M256

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McNary is more common than 92.4% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

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

McNary is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

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 2,529 people named McNary in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 122,082 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 2,529.

#12,292

rank among US surnames

2,529

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

change since 2000 (was #11,431)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,285	Dolezal	2,531	121,986
#12,289	Valiente	2,530	122,034
#12,292	Spillers	2,529	122,082
#12,296	Scheidt	2,528	122,130

Who is named McNary

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

65% of people named McNary identified as white (not Hispanic), 29% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 65%
Black (not Hispanic) 29%
Two or more races 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McNarys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Charles L. McNary
American politician, 1874–1944

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McNary

McNary has the Soundex code M256, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M256.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McNary come from?: Anglicized form of Irish Mac Náraigh (“son of Nárach”), a byname from nárach (“modest”). Compare Scottish Gaelic nàrach (“ashamed”).
How common is the surname McNary?: 2,529 people in the United States had the surname McNary in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 122,082 Americans. It ranked 12,292nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McNary?: In the 2010 Census, 65% of people named McNary identified as white (not Hispanic), and 29% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McNary?: Charles L. McNary, American politician.
Where is the surname McNary most common?: Wikidata records people named McNary in the United States.
What type of surname is McNary?: McNary is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McNary getting more or less common?: About as common. 2,529 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,529 in 2010, a change of 0.0%.