How common is the surname McSherry?

1,900 people in the United States had the surname McSherry in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 162,498 Americans. It ranked 15,418th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname McSherry?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named McSherry identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname McSherry getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,954 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,900 in 2010, down 2.8%.

The surname McSherry

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 1,900 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M260

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McSherry is more common than 90.5% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Searraigh (“son of Searrach”), a personal name based on searrach (“colt, foal”).

McSherry 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 1,900 people named McSherry in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 162,498 Americans. That is down 2.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,954.

#15,418

rank among US surnames

1,900

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

-2.8%

change since 2000 (was #14,127)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,409	McQueary	1,901	162,412
#15,418	McSherry	1,900	162,498

Who is named McSherry

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

94% of people named McSherry identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McSherry

McSherry has the Soundex code M260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M260.

Other Irish surnames

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Questions

Where does the surname McSherry come from?: Anglicized form of Irish Mac Searraigh (“son of Searrach”), a personal name based on searrach (“colt, foal”).
How common is the surname McSherry?: 1,900 people in the United States had the surname McSherry in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 162,498 Americans. It ranked 15,418th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McSherry?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named McSherry identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
What type of surname is McSherry?: McSherry is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McSherry getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,954 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,900 in 2010, down 2.8%.