Explore the Family Name Mccary

The meaning of Mccary

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Fhearadhaigh ‘son of Fearadhach’, a personal name meaning ‘manly’. The f is silent and the C comes from the final consonant of mac. Compare McGarry from Mag Fhearadhaigh.

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How common is the last name Mccary in the United States?

Based on the 2000 and 2010 Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Mccary saw a slight decrease in rank from 11,179 to 11,882, representing a change of -6.29%. However, the count of individuals with this surname slightly increased from 2,602 to 2,635, showing a growth of 1.27%. The proportion of Mccary per 100,000 people dropped by 7.29%, indicating that while the overall number of people with this surname increased, it did so at a slower rate than the overall population.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#11,179	#11,882	-6.29%
Count	2,602	2,635	1.27%
Proportion per 100k	0.96	0.89	-7.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mccary

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Mccary showed varied changes from 2000 to 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. There was a significant increase in the percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, from 0.31% to 0.53%, and those identifying with two or more races, from 1.46% to 2.01%. During the same period, the representation of the surname Mccary among White individuals saw a minimal rise from 65.49% to 65.58%, and among Hispanic individuals from 1.5% to 1.75%. Meanwhile, the percentage of Black individuals with the Mccary surname slightly decreased from 30.44% to 29.68%. There was, however, a notable decrease in the American Indian and Alaskan Native population from 0.81% to 0.46%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	65.49%	65.58%	0.14%
Black	30.44%	29.68%	-2.5%
Two or More Races	1.46%	2.01%	37.67%
Hispanic	1.5%	1.75%	16.67%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.31%	0.53%	70.97%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.81%	0.46%	-43.21%