# McReynolds (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mcreynolds/  
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) | 7,373 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,795 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 41,875 people |
| Change since 2000 | -0.7% (7,424 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mac Raghnaill (“son of Reynold”), with the redundant patronymic suffix -s.

## Who carries it

Share of people named McReynolds 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) | 78% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named McReynolds in the United States.

## People named McReynolds

- David McReynolds, American activist (1929-2018)

## Similar surnames

McCormick, McCormack, McCarron, McKernan, Mascarenas, McKiernan, McCraney, McGrane, McCrimmon, McCranie, McGranahan, McCrum.

## 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.