McCary

English

Alternative forms

• McCarry, McGary

Etymology

Variant of McGarry or an Anglicized form of Irish Mac Fhiachra (“son of Fiachra”).

Proper noun

McCary (plural McCarys)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McCary is the 11882^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2635 individuals. McCary is most common among White (65.58%) and Black/African American (29.68%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McCary”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 545.