McKendry Surname

141,046th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McKendry Surname Definition:

MACHENDRIE, Machendrick, Machendry, Machenry, Mackendrick, Mackenrick: These ere Highland border names meaning 'son of Henry,' in Gaelic MacEanrutg. The d is intrusive as in Henderson, which has the same meaning and is used as an Englishing of the name.

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McKendry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5321:236,59222,690
Northern Ireland9121:2,023413
Australia5911:45,6785,732
Canada4081:90,3089,928
Scotland3941:13,5881,754
England3331:167,32115,468
New Zealand3091:14,6552,571
Ireland381:123,9196,102
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
France31:22,140,907385,998
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland5761:7,6911,170
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:529,89928,330
Scotland431:87,0524,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1541:326,09525,375

McKendry Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACHENDRIE, Machendrick, Machendry, Machenry, Mackendrick, Mackenrick: These ere Highland border names meaning 'son of Henry,' in Gaelic MacEanrutg. The d is intrusive as in Henderson, which has the same meaning and is used as an Englishing of the name. John M'Henri , lord of Koylyan, charter witness, c. 137080 (Laing, 64). Gilcrist Makhenry, tenant of Hidderbrigende and Drumquharagan in 1480 appears again in 1483 as M'Henri (ER., IX, p. 561,594). John McKanrig, probably his son, was tenant of Coschamby, Stragartna, in 1499, and appears again as John McCanrig or McCanrik, tenant of Drumquhargane, Strathgartney, in 1502 (ibid., XII, p. 416,634). Euar Makanry held a merkland of John Culquhone of Lus in Kilmun in 1497 (RMS.,II, 2385), and Gilbert Makcanryk, a follower of the earl of Cassilis, was respited for murder in 1526 (RSS., I, 3386). Duncan McKinriche was tenant on lands in Strathdee in 1527 (Grant, III, p. 68), and Johnne M'Henry had a remission from Queen Mary for his part in assisting the English in burning the town of Dunnone and besieging the castle in 1546 (RSS.). In 1695 the earl of Argyll was retoured heir in a 'mercata terrae ab antiquo per Iver M'Canrie possessa' (Retours, Argyll, 93). Donald McCandrie and John McCandrie in Glaick and Duncan McHenrie in Knockbaine of Strathbren are in record in 1726 (HP., II, p. 332,338). The Henrys of Argyll and Bute are most probably originally Mackendricks. The names are also Englished Henry. McHenrik 1590, M'Kendrig 1669.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

McKendry Last Name Facts

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

The surname McKendry is found most in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McKendry? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 141,046th most widespread surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,305,456 people. The last name McKendry is predominantly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of McKendry live; 54 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 1,532 people, or 1 in 236,592. In The United States McKendry is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 10 percent are found, Florida, where 8 percent are found and New York, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 23 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 29 percent are found and Australia, where 19 percent are found.

McKendry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McKendry has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McKendry surname expanded 995 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 916 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 724 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McKendry Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (49%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McKendry last name are 3.08% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.15% being registered with the political party.

The amount McKendry earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 181.76% more than the national average, earning R 669,576 per year; in United States they earn 21.43% more than the national average, earning $52,395 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.87% more than the national average, earning $57,568 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacKendry944/
McKendra884/
Makendry881/
McKindry880/
McKendree821,218/
McKendrie8228/
McEndra800/
Mackendree7880/
McEndree75640/
McKindra75109/
Makendra7513/
McAndrey751/
McKindree7112/
Maikendra711/
McAndre673/
McAndra670/
Macindre631/
McAndrie630/
Machindre594/

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McKendry Reference & Research

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