McHenry Surname

31,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,078 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

McHenry Surname Definition:

(Irish) The son of Henry (home ruler).

McHenry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States15,6521:23,1572,913
Australia7341:36,7794,823
England4701:118,54912,057
Northern Ireland2531:7,2931,269
Canada2151:171,37517,189
Scotland1461:36,6703,548
Ireland1081:43,6013,325
New Zealand701:64,6909,897
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Isle of Man141:6,1301,329
United States Virgin Islands101:11,0381,555
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Wales61:515,75523,171
France51:13,284,544357,392
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Panama51:782,45211,059
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3821:11,5971,598
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1661:146,84013,053
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,9871:12,5961,626

McHenry (186) may also be a first name.

McHenry Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) The son of Henry (home ruler).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

McHenry Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name McHenry Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name McHenry is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McHenry? popularity and diffusion

The last name McHenry is the 31,269th most commonly held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 426,721 people. The surname McHenry is mostly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of McHenry are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 667,122nd most numerous first name on earth It is held by 186 people.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 15,652 people, or 1 in 23,157. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 11 percent are found, Texas, where 9 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 43 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 4 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

McHenry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McHenry has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 393 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 283 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,825 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 72 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McHenry Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the McHenry surname is primarily Catholic (64%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McHenry last name are 15.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.06% registered with the political party.

The amount McHenry earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 132.26% more than the national average, earning 803,805 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 1.73% less than the national average, earning R 233,532 per year; in United States they earn 2.83% less than the national average, earning $41,929 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.35% more than the national average, earning $55,821 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McHenery93117/
McHenrey937/
McHenroy932/
McHenary931/
McHenray931/
McHennry930/
McHeinry930/
McHnry920/
McHennery880/
McK Henry880/
McChenrey880/
McKenry86401/
McHnery861/
McGenry861/
McHinry860/
McHonry860/
McHanry860/
Mack-Henry821/
McKenery8070/
Mckenary8016/
Mckeniry803/
McKennry802/
McHenrie801/
Mckenrey801/
McKeinry800/
Mekhenry800/
McHenere800/
McKeanry800/
McHanrey800/
McHanroy800/
McNary773,391/
McNery7710/
McNory773/
McNray771/
McAnry770/
McNury770/
McKennery7527/
Mchenyera759/
Machanury752/
McKennary751/
Mchionery751/
MacKenrey750/
McKeniery750/
MacKenery750/
MacKenary750/
McWhinery750/
McWhinnry750/
MacKenroy750/
Mcghie-Henry741/
Machner71977/
McNairy71954/
McNeary71652/
MacNary71100/
McNarry7196/
Mochner7155/
McKennirey7149/
Mechner7141/
McKanry7137/
McAnary7117/
Machnur7114/
Machanr7110/
Muchnir716/
Machnor713/
Mchnoor713/
Mechnri713/
McNariy712/
McNaery712/
McNeiry711/
McAnery711/
McConry711/
MacNery711/
McGanry711/
McNaroy711/
McNaryy711/
McNerey711/
McNurry711/
McCnary711/
McNiery711/
McNeery711/
Mcnoury711/
McOnroy711/
McCnery710/
McKenor710/
McKenro710/
McNerry710/
McWhinnery710/
McGenre710/
McKnery710/
McKinry710/
McKener710/
McKenir710/
McNiary710/
Muchner710/
McKnary710/
McGinry710/
McNorry710/
McKnory710/
McUnary710/
McNoiry710/
McGnery710/
McQueenery710/
McKienerey710/
McKenner67139/
McKennariey6765/
McKiniry6740/
Machanar6737/
Mauchner6727/
Meuchner6722/
Machanur6719/
McCanery6719/
Muchniar6717/
McKinery6713/
MacNeary6713/
Machnuri6711/
McNar6711/
Machnoor678/
McAneary677/
Mochnuri677/
McNir677/
MacEinri676/
Maechner674/
Machanre674/
McKennar673/
McKeener673/
McConrey673/
Muchnoor673/
McKenree673/
MacKenro673/
McConery672/
McNerwey672/
Machunur671/
Machanor671/
Machnuru671/
Machnwar671/
McGainry671/
McGanrey671/
Mcginary671/
Mchineri671/
Mchunura671/
McKinary671/
McNer671/
McNor671/
McAnnery671/
McCneary671/
Mickener671/
McKinnry671/
Mocunray671/
Mackennirey671/
M Conroy671/
Makhnary671/
Mc-Enroe671/
McGenere671/
Machnair671/
Makkenry671/
McKenrie670/
McHannar670/
McNearey670/
McNeriey670/
MacKnery670/
McGeener670/
McGinery670/
McKeaner670/
McKenroe670/
McAnnary670/
McGanery670/
McGhaner670/
Miechner670/
MacNerry670/
McKinory670/
McNierry670/
McConroy670/
McHanara670/
McKanary670/
McAnerry670/
McNur670/
McKeoner670/
McKeinor670/
McConary670/
McKenhre670/
McNearay670/
McCanary670/
MacHnara670/
McAnarry670/
Mic Nary670/
McCanrey670/
McKiener670/
MacKnary670/
McGunery670/
McNearry670/
McNauray670/
Muchnere670/
McWeanor670/
MacAnary670/
McGehner670/
McGonery670/
McAnaray670/
McKinrey670/
McKennor670/
McHonner670/
Muochner670/
McNeorry670/
McNeirey670/
McConory670/
McNerrey670/
McAnnory670/
Mhakanraj502/
Makhanreh501/

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Footnotes

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