McCary
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Variant of McGarry or an Anglicized form of Irish Mac Fhiachra (“son of Fiachra”).
Proper noun
McCary (plural McCarys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McCary is the 11882nd 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 545.