Explore the Family Name Mcgary

The meaning of Mcgary

Irish or Scottish: variant of McGarry.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Mcgary has seen a slight fluctuation over the years. In 2000, Mcgary ranked 9845 in terms of surname popularity and had a count of 3028. By 2010, while the rank slid slightly to 10219, indicating a decrease in popularity by 3.8%, the actual count of people with the Mcgary surname surprisingly increased by 4.16% to 3154. Consequently, the proportion of the surname per 100k people also saw a decrease of 4.46%, moving from 1.12 in 2000 to 1.07 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#9,845	#10,219	-3.8%
Count	3,028	3,154	4.16%
Proportion per 100k	1.12	1.07	-4.46%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mcgary

When considering the ethnic identity associated with the Mcgary surname, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some interesting changes between 2000 and 2010. Proportions of individuals identifying as White decreased from 71.99% to 68.04%, a change of -5.49%. However, there were notable increases in other ethnic groups. The proportion of those identifying as Black increased from 25.07% to 27.05%, marking a 7.90% change. There was also a significant increase in the percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic (from 1.35% to 2.09%) and Two or more races (from 1.35% to 2.00%). Interestingly, no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, but by 2010, these groups accounted for 0.32% and 0.51% of the Mcgary surname bearers respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	71.99%	68.04%	-5.49%
Black	25.07%	27.05%	7.9%
Hispanic	1.35%	2.09%	54.81%
Two or More Races	1.35%	2%	48.15%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.51%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.32%	0%